1) Prove that if A and B are events, then Pr[A] – Pr[B] < Pr[A\ B]

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Please answer the following with probability space and events concepts in mind.

 

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Prove that if A and B are events, then Pr[A] – Pr[B] < Pr[A\ B]
2)
There are 15 distinguishable balls that we want to throw into 4 distinct baskets while
blindfolded. If each ball is equally likely to land in any of the buckets, what is the
probability that all of the balls land in the first 2 baskets?
Transcribed Image Text:1) Prove that if A and B are events, then Pr[A] – Pr[B] < Pr[A\ B] 2) There are 15 distinguishable balls that we want to throw into 4 distinct baskets while blindfolded. If each ball is equally likely to land in any of the buckets, what is the probability that all of the balls land in the first 2 baskets?
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