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mydiamond

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We are able to add and subtract the areas under the curve of a continuous distribution because these areas represent probabilities of independent events.
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Events A and B are defined on a sample space, with P(A) = 0.8 and P(A and B) = 0.4 . Find the probability that event B will occur given that event A has already occurred.


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l.stuut

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Reply #1 on: Jul 24, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

P(B  A) = P(A and B) / P(A) = 0.4 / 0.8 = 0.5


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Reply 2 on: Jul 24, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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