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1. Two mutually exclusive events having positive probabilities are ______________ dependent.
A. Always
B. Sometimes
C. Never
They are necessarily dependent because the occurrence of one (seriously) affects the probability of the other (makes it zero).

2. If P(A)>0 and P(B)>0 and events A and B are independent, then:
A. P(A)=P(B)
B. P((A|B))=P(A)
C. P(A B)=0
D. P(A B)=P(A)/ P(B/A)
E. Both A and C are correct

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A. Always
B. Sometimes
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