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zarkam21 (zarkam21):

help pleaseee

zarkam21 (zarkam21):

OpenStudy (shreehari499):

Hi there! P(A and B) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A U B)

OpenStudy (shreehari499):

Now try it..

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So complicated o.O Maybe you should let me handle this shreehari :>

zarkam21 (zarkam21):

well P(a) + P(b) is equal to 1.3

OpenStudy (anonymous):

The thing is, P(A U B) is not given or at least, not explicitly. U means or, btw So actually, P(A and B) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A or B)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Let's just look at the pretty circles :D|dw:1440769110134:dw|

zarkam21 (zarkam21):

Okay :]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

If this represents A|dw:1440769131263:dw|

OpenStudy (anonymous):

And this represents all that is B|dw:1440769176496:dw|

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Which part of this drawing do you think is both A *and* B ? ^^

zarkam21 (zarkam21):

The middle part where the two circles intersect.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

That's right :D|dw:1440769491252:dw| See? All you need was a little imagination ^^ That's why P(A and B) can also be written as \[\Large P(A\cap B)\]which is also read as probability of A *intersected* with B Good job ^^

zarkam21 (zarkam21):

Yup :] So it would be 0.5 +0.8 -0.3 ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

No. Just the part in the middle of the two circles, you said :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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