A gadget has three temperature options (Low, Medium, and High) and two power settings (On and Off). You conduct an experiment where you observe the status of the machine throughout its day-to-day use, and the probabilities associated with each of the possible outcome pairs is shown. Consider the following events: A: {On} B: {Medium or On} C: {Off and Low} D: {High} Find P(B)        A. .65   B. .5   C. .6   D. .72

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Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events
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1.   A gadget has three temperature options (Low, Medium, and High) and two power settings (On and Off). You conduct an experiment where you observe the status of the machine throughout its day-to-day use, and the probabilities associated with each of the possible outcome pairs is shown. Consider the following events:
A: {On}
B: {Medium or On}
C: {Off and Low}
D: {High}
Find P(B)

    
  A. .65
  B. .5
  C. .6
  D. .72

 

 

  LOW MEDIUM HIGH
ON .5 .1 .05
OFF .25 .07 .03

 

 

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