SOLUTION: Classify the events as dependent or independent. Events A and B where P(A) = 0.8, P(B) = 0.3, and P(A and B) = 0.23

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Question 408174: Classify the events as dependent or independent. Events A and B where P(A) = 0.8, P(B) = 0.3, and P(A and B) = 0.23

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I would believe that if A and B were independent, then P(A and B) = P(A)P(B) = (.8)(.3) = .24. In this case, P(A and B) = .23, so the events are dependent.