Engineering Board Exam Reviewer · Mutually Exclusive and Independent Events · easy
Events A and B are mutually exclusive with P(A)=0.5 and P(B)=0.3. Find P(A B).
- 0.15
- 0.65
- 0.8
- 0.2
Answer
C. 0.8
Solution
For mutually exclusive events, P(A B)=P(A)+P(B)=0.5+0.3=0.8.
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