Independent Events and Unions of Events

AP Statistics· difficulty 3/5

Two independent events have P(A) = 0.7, P(B) = 0.6.

A: 0.7 B: 0.6 independent

What is P(A or B)?

  • A

    0.30

  • B

    0.88

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  • C

    1.30

  • D

    0.42

Explanation

P(A and B) = 0.42. P(A or B) = 0.7 + 0.6 - 0.42 = 0.88.

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