document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1173631>Question 1173631</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> U and V are mutually exclusive events. P(U)=0.55, P(V)=0.32, find P(U and V)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For mutually exclusive events, the probability  P(U and V) is the sum of P(U) and P(V).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For your better understanding, mutually exclusive events are the DISJOINT events.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For their intersection,  P(U and V) = 0.\r<BR>\n" );
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