document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=161471>Question 161471</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0470279923/algebrahomeworkh>Finite Mathematics</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let A and B be two mutually exclusive events of a sample space S.  If P(A) = 0.6 and P(B) = 0.2, find each of the following probabilities.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(a)  P(A&#8745;B)			<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(c)  P(AUB)-this has the element line over both A and B<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #119054 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oscargut><B>oscargut(2103)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oscargut><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=oscargut><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=119054\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2 events are mutually exclusive then P(AinterB)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(A*UB*)=P(S)=1  because A*UB*=S when A and B are mutually exclusive\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A* = A with the element line above and <BR>\n" );
document.write( "B* = B with the element line above </SPAN>\n" );
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