Answer to Question #141021 in Statistics and Probability for Margaret

Question

Consider events A and B are mutually exclusive, P(A)= 0.3 and P (B=0.6, p (A or B) is
1. 0.18
2. 0.09
3. 0
4. 0.9
5 0.3

Answer 1

Solution

For two mutually exclusive events;

$$P(A \cup B) = P(A) + P(B)$$ $$=0.6 +0.3 =0.9$$

Ans: 0.9