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Two dice are thrown and the sum of the numbers which come up on the dice is noted. Let us consider the following events associated with this experiment
A : 'the sum is even'
B : 'the sum is a multiple of 3'.
C: 'the sum is less than 4'
D: 'the sum is greater than 11'.
Which pairs of these events are mutually exclusive ?

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C and D are mutually exclusive.
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