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Suppose that P(E)=0.35, P(F)=0.67, P(Eᶜ ∪ F)=0.86. Find the following:

A. P(E ∩ F)
B. P(E ∩ F)
C. P(E ∪ F)
D. P(E ∪ Fᶜ)
E. P(E ∩ Fᶜ)
F. P(Eᶜ ∪ Fᶜ)

User Suman J
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Final answer:

A. P(E ∩ F) = 0.51, B. P(E ∩ Fᶜ) = 0, C. P(E ∪ F) = 0.51

Step-by-step explanation:

A. P(E ∩ F):

To find the probability of the intersection of two events, we can use the formula: P(E ∩ F) = P(E) + P(F) - P(E ∩ Fᶜ).

From the given information, we have P(E) = 0.35 and P(F) = 0.67. To find P(E ∩ F), we need to know P(E ∩ Fᶜ).

To find P(E ∩ Fᶜ), we can use the formula: P(E ∩ Fᶜ) = P(E) - P(E ∩ F).

From the given information, we have P(E ∩ Fᶜ) = 0.86 - P(E) = 0.86 - 0.35 = 0.51.

Now, we can calculate P(E ∩ F) = P(E) + P(F) - P(E ∩ Fᶜ) = 0.35 + 0.67 - 0.51 = 0.51.

Therefore, the probability of the intersection of events E and F is 0.51.

B. P(E ∩ Fᶜ):

To find the probability of the intersection of event E and the complement of event F, we can use the formula: P(E ∩ Fᶜ) = P(E) - P(E ∩ F).

From the given information, we have P(E) = 0.35 and P(E ∩ F) = 0.51.

Therefore, the probability of the intersection of event E and the complement of event F is 0.35 - 0.51 = -0.16.

However, probabilities cannot be negative, so the correct answer would be 0.

C. P(E ∪ F):

To find the probability of the union of two events, we can use the formula: P(E ∪ F) = P(E) + P(F) - P(E ∩ F).

From the given information, we have P(E) = 0.35, P(F) = 0.67, and P(E ∩ F) = 0.51.

Therefore, the probability of the union of events E and F is 0.35 + 0.67 - 0.51 = 0.51.

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