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In a experiment the probability that event B occurs is 8/9 and the probability that event a occurred given that event occurs 5/8

What is the probability that events A and Aborh occur

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The probability of event B is 8/9 and the probability of event A given that event B occurs is 5/8. Therefore, the probability of events A and B occurring is 5/9.

To find the probability of events A and B occurring simultaneously, we can use the formula P(A AND B) = P(B) * P(A|B), where P(B) is the probability of event B occurring and P(A|B) is the probability of event A occurring given that event B has already occurred.

The probability of events A and B occurring simultaneously can be found using the formula P(A AND B) = P(B) * P(A|B), where P(B) represents the probability of event B occurring and P(A|B) represents the probability of event A occurring given that event B has already occurred.

In this case, the probability of event B occurring is 8/9, and the probability of event A occurring given that event B has occurred is 5/8. Using the formula, we can calculate P(A AND B) as follows:

P(A AND B) = (8/9) * (5/8)

= 40/72

= 5/9

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