document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=723696>Question 723696</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can someone please help with the following:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "determine whether true or false for events A and B. (EXPLAIN ANSWER)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(A U B) - P(B) = P(A)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thnk you sincerely. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #443294 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Positive_EV><B>Positive_EV(69)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Positive_EV><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=Positive_EV><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=443294\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This is not true for all events A and B. P(A U B) - P(B) = P(A) - P(A &#8745; B), in general.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is a rewritten version of the Inclusion-Exclusion Principle: P(A U B) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A &#8745; B).<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your original statement is only true if A and B are mutually exclusive; that is, if only one of A or B (or neither) can ever happen at once. </SPAN>\n" );
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