SOLUTION: Events A and B are complimentary events. Find P (A): 1) P(B) = 0.6 2) P(B) = 0.46 3) P(B) = 0.87

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Question 592851: Events A and B are complimentary events. Find P (A):
1) P(B) = 0.6
2) P(B) = 0.46
3) P(B) = 0.87
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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"Events A and B are complimentary events" means that P(A) + P(B) = 1


So P(A) = 1 - P(B) and P(B) = 1 - P(A)