Let A and B be two independent events of a sample space. If P(A)=pa and P(B)=pb, then the probability that at most one of them occurs is    Select one: papb pa+pb−papb pa+pb−2papb None pa+pb 1−papb

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Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events
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Let A and B be two independent events of a sample space. If P(A)=pa and P(B)=pb, then the probability that at most one of them occurs is 

 

Select one:
papb

pa+pb−papb

pa+pb−2papb
None
pa+pb

1−papb
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