Answer:
a.) 0.3333
b.) 0.5
c.) A and B are NOT independent
Step-by-step explanation:
We're given P(A) = 0.4, P(B) = 0.6, P(AnB)
a.) From law of probability,
P(A l B) = P(AnB)/P(B)
P (A l B) = 0.2/0.6 = 0.3333
b.) similarly, going by the above law of probability,
P(B l A) = P(BnA)/P(A)
P(B l A) = 0.2/0.4 = 0.5
c.) Two events A and B are said to be independent if mathematically, any of the following conditions are satisfied.
i.) P(A l B) = P(A)
ii.) P(B l A) = P(B)
Since both conditions stated above are not satisfied, that is:
P(A l B) [0.3333] ≠ P(A) [0.4]
P(B l A) [0.5] ≠ P(B) [0.6]
then the two events A and B are NOT Independent