Suppose that an experiment has five separate mutually

exclusive outcomes: A, B, C, D, and E. If the sample
space for the experiment is a uniform sample space,
what is p(a or e)

p(a or e) = p(a) + p(e)

To find the probability of the event "A or E" occurring, we need to know the total number of outcomes in the sample space and the number of outcomes that satisfy the event condition.

Since the outcomes A, B, C, D, and E are mutually exclusive, only one of them can occur at a time. Therefore, the total number of outcomes in the sample space is 5.

To calculate the probability of "A or E," we need to determine how many outcomes satisfy this condition. In this case, there are two outcomes that satisfy the condition: A and E.

Therefore, the probability of "A or E" occurring can be calculated as:

P(A or E) = Number of outcomes satisfying (A or E) / Total number of outcomes in the sample space
= 2 / 5

Hence, the probability of "A or E" is 2/5 or 0.4.