document.write( "Question 1178818: If p(a)= .6, p(b)= .22, and p(a and b)= .31 . Find p(a and b) \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "If p(a)= .6, p(b)= .22, and p(a and b)= .31 . Find p(a and b)
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document.write( "First error is that  p(a and b) is given,  \"p(a and b)= .31.\",  and then the problem asks again about the value of p(a and b).\r\n" );
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document.write( "@MathLover1 sees it and makes an assumption that the problem should ask about p(a or b).\r\n" );
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document.write( "But it is not possible to have  p(a) = 0.6, p(b) = 0.22 and p(a and b) = 0.31:\r\n" );
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document.write( "    |    with given p(a) and p(b),  p(a and b) MUST BE less or equal   |\r\n" );
document.write( "    |    the minimum of both values p(a) = 0.6 and p(b) = 0.22.        |\r\n" );
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document.write( "It is the second fatal error of the post and of the @MathLover1 solution.\r\n" );
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document.write( "THERFORE\r\n" );
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document.write( "    NEITHER the given data in the post makes sense\r\n" );
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document.write( "    NOR the \"solution\" by @MathLover1 makes sense.\r\n" );
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