document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=955909>Question 955909</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose that A and B are events defined on a common sample space and that the following probabilities are known. Find P(A or B). (Give your answer correct to two decimal places.)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(A) = 0.35, P(B) = 0.44, P(A | B) = 0.22 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " P(A) = 0.35, P(B) = 0.44, P(A | B) = 0.22<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(A and B) = P(A | B)*P(B) = 0.22*0.44 = 0.0968<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then, P(A or B) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A and B)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= 0.35+0.44-0.0968<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= 0.693<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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