From 1999 to 2008, the United States Mint produced commemorative quarters for each
state in the United States. Each year, quarters for
five different states were circulated to the public,
and many people collected the coins. Steven
wanted to collect these coins, so his uncle gave
him a handful of the state quarters. Steven made
this list of the coins that he was given.
State Year
Tennessee 2002
Tennessee 2002
Ohio 2002
Alabama 2003
Maine 2003
Florida 2004
Florida 2004
Florida 2004
Texas 2004
Texas 2004
California 2005
California 2005
Kansas 2005
3. Find the probability of each compound event. Explain each answer in
terms of mutually exclusive events.
a. P(California quarter or Tennessee quarter)
b. P(Florida quarter or 2004 quarter)