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# The probability that event A occurs is 0.4, and the probabil

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The probability that event A occurs is 0.4, and the probability that events A and B both occur is 0.25. If the probability that either event A or event B occurs is 0.6, what is the probability that event B will occur?

A. 0.05
B. 0.15
C. 0.45
D. 0.50
E. 0.55

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26 Dec 2010, 21:42
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P(A or B) = P (A) + P(B) - p(a n b)
0.6= 0.4 + P(B) - 0.25
P(B) = 0.45
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P(AandB) = pA + pB - p(AintersectionB)
0.6= 0.4 + p(B) - 0.25
= 0.45
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you can state both equations only if they are independent from each other ...
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10 Aug 2013, 05:33
hirendhanak wrote:
P(A or B) = P (A) + P(B) - p(a n b)
0.6= 0.4 + P(B) - 0.25
P(B) = 0.45

Hi.

Can u tell me wat is P(AandB)????

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hirendhanak wrote:
P(A or B) = P (A) + P(B) - p(a n b)
0.6= 0.4 + P(B) - 0.25
P(B) = 0.45

Hi.

Can u tell me wat is P(AandB)????

regards,
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P(A and B)= probability both events (A,B) occur= P(A)*P(B).

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10 Aug 2013, 14:10
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The probability that event A occurs is 0.4, and the probability that events A and B both occur is 0.25. If the probability that either event A or event B occurs is 0.6, what is the probability that event B will occur?

0.05
0.15
0.45
0.50
0.55

P(A) = .40
P(A and B) = P(A) * P(B) = .25 ----1
P(A or B) = P (A) + P(B) = .60 -----2

Both 1 & 2 give different results.
1 => P(B) = $$.25/P(A)$$ = 0.62
2=> P(B) = .60 - .40 = .20

whats going wrong ...i don;t know

The only correction you need is to minus...
P(A or B) = P (A) + P(B) - P(A) * P(B) =
or, 0.60 = 0.4 +p(B) - 0.25
so, p(B) = 0.45 (C)

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12 Oct 2017, 20:30
shrive555 wrote:
The probability that event A occurs is 0.4, and the probability that events A and B both occur is 0.25. If the probability that either event A or event B occurs is 0.6, what is the probability that event B will occur?

A. 0.05
B. 0.15
C. 0.45
D. 0.50
E. 0.55

P(A) = .40
P(A and B) = P(A) * P(B) = .25 ----1
P(A or B) = P (A) + P(B) = .60 -----2

Both 1 & 2 give different results.
1 => P(B) = $$.25/P(A)$$ = 0.62
2=> P(B) = .60 - .40 = .20

whats going wrong ...i don;t know

If A and B are overlapping events then

P (A or B) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A and B)

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12 Oct 2017, 20:36
shrive555 wrote:
The probability that event A occurs is 0.4, and the probability that events A and B both occur is 0.25. If the probability that either event A or event B occurs is 0.6, what is the probability that event B will occur?

A. 0.05
B. 0.15
C. 0.45
D. 0.50
E. 0.55

P(A) = .40
P(A and B) = P(A) * P(B) = .25 ----1
P(A or B) = P (A) + P(B) = .60 -----2

Both 1 & 2 give different results.
1 => P(B) = $$.25/P(A)$$ = 0.62
2=> P(B) = .60 - .40 = .20

whats going wrong ...i don;t know

Another way of looking at this is that both events are overlapping events- A and B can occur at the same time - this is basically the same as

Total= A + B -both --> is the same thing as saying P(A or B)= P(A) + P(B) -P(A and B)

This is one application of the overlapping set formula to probability
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Updated on: 08 Jun 2018, 13:00
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shrive555 wrote:
The probability that event A occurs is 0.4, and the probability that events A and B both occur is 0.25. If the probability that either event A or event B occurs is 0.6, what is the probability that event B will occur?

A. 0.05
B. 0.15
C. 0.45
D. 0.50
E. 0.55

P(A) = .40
P(A and B) = P(A) * P(B) = .25 ----1
P(A or B) = P (A) + P(B) = .60 -----2

Both 1 & 2 give different results.
1 => P(B) = $$.25/P(A)$$ = 0.62
2=> P(B) = .60 - .40 = .20

whats going wrong ...i don;t know

Another way of looking at this is that both events are overlapping events- A and B can occur at the same time - this is basically the same as

Total= A + B -both --> is the same thing as saying P(A or B)= P(A) + P(B) -P(A and B)

This is one application of the overlapping set formula to probability

I have a similar question as shrive555. Not really convinced with Nunuboy1994's explanation.

shrive555 When events are mutually exhaustive, then P(A or B) = P(A) + P(B). So we can't use that formula (i.e. your point 2) since the Q tells us that both events can happen together.

Hey abhimahna Here's my question: How do we know that the events are not independent? For independent events, we know that P(A and B) = P(A) * P(B), which would give a different answer.
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04 Jun 2018, 23:48
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Alternate approach

P(Total) = 1 | P(Event A) = 0.4 | P(Both) = 0.25 (from question stem)

P(Neither) = 1 - P(Either event A or event B) = 1 - 0.6 = 0.4

P(Total) = P(Event A) + P(Event B) - P(Both) + P(Neither)

Substituting values, $$1 = 0.4 + P(Event B) - 0.25 + 0.4$$
-> $$1 = 0.8 - 0.25 + P(Event B)$$ -> $$P(Event B) = 1 - 0.55$$ = 0.45(Option C)
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Updated on: 15 Jun 2018, 11:30
pushpitkc wrote:
Alternate approach

P(Total) = 1 | P(Event A) = 0.4 | P(Both) = 0.25 (from question stem)

P(Neither) = 1 - P(Either event A or event B) = 1 - 0.6 = 0.4

P(Total) = P(Event A) + P(Event B) - P(Both) + P(Neither)

Substituting values, $$1 = 0.4 + P(Event B) - 0.25 + 0.4$$
-> $$1 = 0.8 - 0.25 + P(Event B)$$ -> $$P(Event B) = 1 - 0.55$$ = 0.45(Option C)

Thanks pushpitkc for that alternate approach. We could do that if we know that we have overlapping sets.

Hey abhimahna, any idea what's the relationship between overlapping and independent sets? Why can't we use the independent events formula here, P(A and B) = P(A) * P(B), which would give a different answer.
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06 Jun 2018, 16:42
shrive555 wrote:
The probability that event A occurs is 0.4, and the probability that events A and B both occur is 0.25. If the probability that either event A or event B occurs is 0.6, what is the probability that event B will occur?

A. 0.05
B. 0.15
C. 0.45
D. 0.50
E. 0.55

We can use the formula:

P(A or B) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A and B)

So we have:

0.6 = 0.4 + P(B) - 0.25

0.6 = 0.15 + P(B)

0.45 = P(B)

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Hey abhimahna, any idea what's the relationship between overlapping and independent sets? Why can't we use the independent events formula here, P(A and B) = P(A) * P(B), which would give a different answer.

Hey dabaobao ,

When two events are said to be independent of each other, what this means is that the probability that one event occurs in no way affects the probability of the other event occurring. Example - Say you rolled a die and flipped a coin.

Here, no such case is happening. We have two events A and B as well as we have an overlap between them as well Both A and B. Hence, we will use the formula mentioned above. Also, please note that I would not consider A and B independent events unless explicitly stated in the question.

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0.6 = 0.4 + PB - 0.25
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shrive555 wrote:
The probability that event A occurs is 0.4, and the probability that events A and B both occur is 0.25. If the probability that either event A or event B occurs is 0.6, what is the probability that event B will occur?

A. 0.05
B. 0.15
C. 0.45
D. 0.50
E. 0.55

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