The probability of A is 1/6 and the probability of B is 1/2. what is the probability of A or B or both happening?

Jamshed Alam asked Oct 9, 2022

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Jamshed Alam asked Oct 9, 2022

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$p(a \: or \: b) = p(a) + p(b) - p(a \: and \: b) \\ p(a \: and \: b) = p(a)p(b)$

Write the above equation in capital in your case, all you need to do is plug in your fractions...

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