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The table gives a set of outcomes and their probabilities. Let A be the event "the outcom less than or equal to 2". Let B be the event "the outcome is a divisor of 3". Find P(AB). Outcome Probability 1 0.2 2 0.6 3 0.2

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Given the table:

Outcome Probability

1 0.2

2 0.6

3 0.2

Let A be the event "the outcome less than or equal to 2.

Let B be the event "the outcome is a divisor of 3.

Let's find P(A ∩ B).

To find P(A ∩ B) let's first find P(A) and P(B).

Numbers less than or equal to 2 = 2 and 1

Outcomes less than or equal to 2 = P(2) or P(1)

Probability the outcome is less than or equal to 2 = P(A) = 0.2 + 0.6 = 0.8

Divisor of 3 = 1 and 3

Outcome is a divisor of 3 = P(1) and P(3)

Probability the outcome is a divisor of 3 = P(B) = 0.2 x 0.2 = 0.04

To find P(A ∩ B), we have:

P(A ∩ B) = P(A) x P(B) = 0.04 x 0.8 = 0.032

ANSWER:

0.032

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