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According to the Venn diagram, if P(A) = 0.4 and P(B) = 0.3, what is P(AuB)?A. 0.6B. 0.5C. 0.8D. 0.7

According to the Venn diagram, if P(A) = 0.4 and P(B) = 0.3, what is P(AuB)?A. 0.6B-example-1
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For this type of question, we recall the following:


P(A\cup B)=P(A)+P(B)-P(A\cap B)

From the Venn diagram, we have that


P(A\cap B)=0.10

Substituting P(A) = 0.4 and P(B)= 0.3 we get:


P(A\cup B)=0.4+0.3-0.1=0.6

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