7. Let A and B be two events from the same sample space with P(A) = 0.35 and P(B) = 0.70. (a) Is it possible that the events A and B are mutually exclusive? Fully justify your answer. (b) Suppose that P(A|B) = 0.2, find P(A^ Bº) (fully justify your answer analytically). (c) Is it possible that P(A/B) = 0.60? Justify your answer analytically.
7. Let A and B be two events from the same sample space with P(A) = 0.35 and P(B) = 0.70. (a) Is it possible that the events A and B are mutually exclusive? Fully justify your answer. (b) Suppose that P(A|B) = 0.2, find P(A^ Bº) (fully justify your answer analytically). (c) Is it possible that P(A/B) = 0.60? Justify your answer analytically.
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Section12.3: Conditional Probability; Independent Events; Bayes' Theorem
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![7. Let A and B be two events from the same sample space with P(A) = 0.35 and P(B) = 0.70.
(a) Is it possible that the events A and B are mutually exclusive? Fully justify your answer.
(b) Suppose that P(A|B) = 0.2, find P(An Bc) (fully justify your answer analytically).
(c) Is it possible that P(A|B) = 0.60? Justify your answer analytically.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F53868a16-d184-436d-8ec4-11c77bbeac21%2Fcc2b1490-a4f4-4f34-8161-c626810a35a3%2Fkho37r_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:7. Let A and B be two events from the same sample space with P(A) = 0.35 and P(B) = 0.70.
(a) Is it possible that the events A and B are mutually exclusive? Fully justify your answer.
(b) Suppose that P(A|B) = 0.2, find P(An Bc) (fully justify your answer analytically).
(c) Is it possible that P(A|B) = 0.60? Justify your answer analytically.
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