Applied Statistics and Probability for Engineers, 6th Edition

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Chapter 2 - Section 2-2 - Interpretations of Probability - Exercises - Page 33: 2-59

Answer

a) $0.4$ b) $0.8$ c) $0.6$ d) $1$ e) $0.2$

Work Step by Step

a) A = {a, b, c} , so $P(A) = 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.2 = 0.4$ b) B = {c, d, e} , so $P(B) = 0.2 + 0.4 + 0.2 = 0.8$ c) $P(A') = 1 - P(A) = 1 - 0.4 = 0.6$ d) $A\cup B$ = {a, b, c, d, e} , which is the whole set of outcomes. That means that $P(A\cup B)$ must equal $1$ e) $A\cap B$ = {c} , so $P(A\cap B) = 0.2$
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