document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1172549>Question 1172549</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> state the additional law of probabilities for not mutually exclusive event </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "state the additional law of probabilities for not mutually exclusive event<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The general formula for the probability of the union of events is\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;P(A U B) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A &#8745; B).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Notice how I call this formula: its name is different from what you use in your post.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You call this formula INCORRECTLY.\r<BR>\n" );
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