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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