the weather report gives the probability of rain on saturday as 40 percent and the probability of rain on sunday as 60 percent . what is the probability that it will rain on saturday but not on sunday?

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the weather report gives the probability of rain on saturday as 40 percent  and the probability of rain on sunday as 60 percent . what is the probability that it will rain on saturday but not on sunday?

anonymous · Answer

There is a 40% chance that it will rain on Saturday without regards to what happens on Sunday. The chance for it not to rain on Sunday is 40%. So the chance for both of those events to happen is 40%*40%=16%