Let E and F be two mutually exclusive events and suppose P(E) = 0.5 and P(F) = 0.3. Compute the probabilities below. (a) P(E ∩  F)(b) P(E U F)(c) P(Ec)(d) P(Ec ∩  Fc)(e) P(Ec U Fc)

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Let E and F be two mutually exclusive events and suppose P(E) = 0.5 and P(F) = 0.3. Compute the probabilities below.

(a) P(E   F)


(b) P(EF)


(c) P(Ec)


(d) P(Ec   Fc)


(e) P(Ec U Fc)
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