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Conditional Probability

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Question 51

The events A A\,A and B B\,B are such that P(A)=49\displaystyle P(A) = \frac{4}{9}P(A)=94​, P(B)=13\displaystyle P(B) = \frac{1}{3}P(B)=31​ and P(A∣B)=12\displaystyle P(A|B) = \frac{1}{2}P(A∣B)=21​. Find

a.

P(A∩B)P(A \cap B)P(A∩B)

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b.

P(B′∣A)P(B'|A)P(B′∣A)

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c.

P(A′∪B)P(A' \cup B)P(A′∪B)

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d.

Determine whether the events A A\,A and B B\,B are independent, give a reason for your answer.

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