An experiment consists of first rolling a die and then tossing a coin: a. how many elements are there in the sample space? b. let a be the event that either a 2, 3 or 4 is rolled first, followed by landing a head on the coin toss. p(a) = present your answer as a decimal rounded to two decimal places. c. let b be the event that a number less than 2 is rolled, followed by landing a head on the coin toss. are the events a and b mutually exclusive? (yes or no)

A) There are 12 elements in the sample space.

B) The required probability is 1/4 or 0.25.

C) Yes, the events are mutually exclusive.

Step-by-step explanation:

Consider the provided information.

Part(A)

An experiment consists of first rolling a die and then tossing a coin.

Thus the sample space is:

(1,H), (2,H) (3,H) (4,H) (5,H), (6,H)

(1,T), (2,T) (3,T) (4,T) (5,T), (6,T)

Hence, there are 12 elements in the sample space.

Part(B) Let A be the event that either a 2, 3 or 4 is rolled first, followed by landing a head on the coin toss.

Now consider the above sample space. There are 3 possible case in which 2, 3 or 4 is rolled first, followed by landing a head on the coin toss.

i.e (2,H) (3,H) (4,H)

The required probability is: P(A)=

Hence, the required probability is 1/4 or 0.25.

Part(C)

Mutually exclusive, means that they cannot occur at the same time.

From part (B) Event A = (2,H) (3,H) (4,H)

Let B be the event that a number less than 2 is rolled, followed by landing a head on the coin toss.

Thus, the Event B = (1,H).

Therefore, Event A and B can't be occur at the same time as P(A and B)=0.

Hence, yes, the events are mutually exclusive.

x = -3

y = -18

step-by-step explanation:

to solve by substitution, substitute one variable and solve for the other. then substitute again to find the remaining variable.

x-1/3(3x-9) = -3 since y=3x-9 substittute y.

x-1/3(3x-9)=-3

x + x +3 = -3

2x+3=-3

2x+3-3= -3-3

2x=-6

x=-3

substitute again into y=3x-9

y=3(-3)-9

y=-9-9

y=-18