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The probability of the union of two events occurring can never be more than the probability of the intersection of two events occurring.A. True

B. False

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Answer:

A. true

Suppose A = probability of a day occurring on the weekend

B = probability of day occurring last half of weekend

A int B = 2/7 * 1/2 = 1/7

obviously a Sun can occur only 1/7 of the time

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