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Given: p(a) =0.70, p(b)=0.60, p(a or b) =0.88. are a and b independent? (use your answer from question

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Explanation:

P(a or b) = P(a) + P(b) - P(a and b)

0.88 = 0.70 + 0.60 - P(a and b)

P(a and b) = 1.30 - 0.88 = 0.42.

So the events a and b are not mutually exclusive.

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