since , P(A ∩ B)=P(A)+P(B)-P(A ∪ B)
= 1/3 + 1/4 - 1/17
= 107/204
and this is not zero,
so, the event of A and B is not mutually exclusives event
Two (or more) events are said to be mutually exclusive if they cannot occur at the same time — that is, the occurrence of one event automatically excludes the occurrence of the other.
If A and B are two events, then they are mutually exclusive if
P(A∩B)=0
That means there’s no overlap between the two events.
On the other hand,
Two events are said to be not mutually exclusive if they can occur at the same time — that is, the occurrence of one event does not prevent the occurrence of the other.
If A and B are not mutually exclusive, then
P(A∩B)≠0
That means there is some overlap between events A and B.
source- statistics and probabiliy: an introductory analysis by siddiqur rahman, fundamentals of probability and probability distribution by manindra kumar roy, statistics by Md abdul aziz