A fair coin is tossed three times and the events A V and B are defined as
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A fair coin is tossed three times and the events A V and B are defined as follows:
A: (At least onc hcad is observed]
B: (The number of heads observed is odd]
a. Identify the sample points in the events A, B, AUB,Ac
,and AflB.
b. Find P(A). P(B), P(A U B). P(AC
), and P(A n B)
by summing the probabilities of the appropriate sample points.
c. Find P(AUB) using the additive rule.
Compare your answer to the one you obtained in part b.
d. Are the events A and B mutually exclusive?
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Statistics For Business And Economics
ISBN: 9780130272935
8th Edition
Authors: James T. McClave, Terry Sincich, P. George Benson
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