SOLUTION: if p(a)= 1/4, p(b)=1/2 and p(a & b)= 0.35, find the following: a) p(a/b) b) p(b/a)
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if p(a)= 1/4, p(b)=1/2 and p(a & b)= 0.35, find the following: a) p(a/b) b) p(b/a)
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Faulty numbers....
If "a&b" means the intersection of a and b, then P(a) can't be smaller than P(a&b)
Or if "a&b" means the union of a and b, then P(a&b) can't be smaller than P(b)
