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If the probability that event A occurs is 0.51, the probability that event B occurs is 0.64 and that probability that both A and B occur is 0.23 then:

The correct answer is D. events A and B are not mutually exclusive. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

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Question

If the probability that event A occurs is 0.51, the probability that event B occurs is 0.64 and that probability that both A and B occur is 0.23 then:

Options

  • Aevents A and B are complementary
  • Bevents A and B are mutually exclusive
  • Cevents A and B are supplementary
  • Devents A and B are not mutually exclusive
  • Eevents A and B are statistically independent

How the community answered

(35 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    9% (3)
  • C
    6% (2)
  • D
    83% (29)

Topics

#mutually exclusive events#joint probability#probability#event independence

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