Rework problem 9 from section 3.2 of your text, involving independent and disjoint events. For this problem, assume that Pr[A∪B]=0.6Pr[A∪B]=0.6 and Pr[A]=0.5Pr[A]=0.5. (1) What is Pr[B]Pr[B] if AA and BB are independent events?    (2) What is Pr[B]Pr[B] if AA and BB are disjoint events?

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Rework problem 9 from section 3.2 of your text, involving independent and disjoint events. For this problem, assume that Pr[A∪B]=0.6Pr[A∪B]=0.6 and Pr[A]=0.5Pr[A]=0.5.

(1) What is Pr[B]Pr[B] if AA and BB are independent events? 

 


(2) What is Pr[B]Pr[B] if AA and BB are disjoint events?

 

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