SOLUTION: Two events A and B are said to be independent if P(A and B) = P(A) + P(B) True False

SOLUTION: Two events A and B are said to be independent if P(A and B) = P(A) + P(B) True False

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Question 723674: Two events A and B are said to be independent if P(A and B) = P(A) + P(B)
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False: Two events are independent if P(A and B) = P(A)*P(B).
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