Question 1148073: If P(A)=0.7,P(B)=0.1, and A and B are mutually exclusive, find P(A or B).
Is the answer 0?
Answer by ikleyn(52781)   (Show Source):
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If A and B are mutually exclusive, it means that the events A and B are DISJOINT, i.e. CAN NOT occur simultaneously.
Hence,
P(A or B) = P(A) + P(B) = 0.7 + 0.1 = 0.8.
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