Which of the following statements is false?

Question

A. Two complementary events cannot occur at the same time.
B. Two disjoint events cannot occur at the same time.
C. Two independent events cannot occur at the same time.

Answer 1

The false statement is:

C. Two independent events cannot occur at the same time.

Independent events can occur simultaneously; their occurrence does not affect each other's probability. In contrast, complementary events (A) are mutually exclusive, meaning they cannot occur together, and disjoint events (B) also cannot occur at the same time.