Question

P(B) = 2/3 P(A n B) = 1/6 What will P(A) have to be for A and B to be independent?1/211/12 1/45/6

Answer 1

We have that for an independent event:

`P(A\cap B)=P(A)\cdot P(B)`

Therefore:

`(1)/(6)=P(A)\cdot(2)/(3)`

And solve for P(A)