{"id":1156,"date":"2021-08-19T18:33:05","date_gmt":"2021-08-19T18:33:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/introstatscorequisite\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=1156"},"modified":"2022-01-25T00:42:48","modified_gmt":"2022-01-25T00:42:48","slug":"introduction-to-two-basic-rules-of-probability","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/introstatscorequisite\/chapter\/introduction-to-two-basic-rules-of-probability\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction to Two Basic Rules of Probability","rendered":"Introduction to Two Basic Rules of Probability"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>What you\u2019ll learn to do: use the addition and multiplication rule to calculate probabilities<\/h2>\r\n<img class=\"alignright wp-image-1157 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5668\/2021\/08\/19183201\/pexels-jonathan-petersson-965879-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"two red dice on a black reflective table\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/>Many probabilities can be determined if you know if the events are either mutually exclusive or if the events are independent. 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