Applied Statistics and Probability for Engineers, 6th Edition

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ISBN 10: 1118539710
ISBN 13: 978-1-11853-971-2

Chapter 2 - Section 2-6 - Independence - Exercises - Page 52: 2-144

Answer

$A$ and $B$ are not independent events

Work Step by Step

Since $A$ and $B$ are mutually exclusive, $P(A\cap B)=0$ $P(A)\times P(B)= 0.2\times 0.2 = 0.04 \neq P(A \cap B)$
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