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I reall need some help with this question,

 

"Let A and B be events with P(A)=1/2, P(B)=1/3, and P(A and B)=1/4

 

Determine:  P(A U B)

 Apr 16, 2015

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P(A U B) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A ∩ B)     ....so we have

P (A U B)  = [ 1/2 + 1/3 - 1/4 ] =  [ 5/6 - 1/4 ] =  [20 - 6] / 24  =  14/24 = 7/12

 

  

 Apr 16, 2015
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P(A U B) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A ∩ B)     ....so we have

P (A U B)  = [ 1/2 + 1/3 - 1/4 ] =  [ 5/6 - 1/4 ] =  [20 - 6] / 24  =  14/24 = 7/12

 

  

CPhill Apr 16, 2015

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