document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=349530>Question 349530</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Suppose A is a subset of B and that P(A)>0 and P(B)>0. Are A and B independent? Prove your answer?\r<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 #249821 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=249821\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hint: Ask yourself this question: Is P(A | B) = P(A) and is P(B | A) = P(B) ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note: P(A | B) means \"Probability of event A happening given that event B has already happened\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In other words, if event A happens, does that affect/change the probability of event B from happening (or vice versa)?\r<BR>\n" );
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