Question

Given the following: P(A) =0.3 P(B) = 0.2 P(A OR B) = 0.5 P(A AND B) = 0 Which of the following is true?a. A and B are disjoint.b. A and B are neither disjoint nor independent.c. A and B are independent.d. A and B are disjoint and independent.

Answer 1

Answer:

a. A and B are disjoint

Step-by-step explanation:

We know that P(A and B)=0, It means that event A and event B have nothing in common and it means that event A and event B are disjoints events.

The event A and event B are independent if

P( A and B)= P(A)*P(B)

P(A)*P(B)=0.3*0.2=0.06

So, P(A and B)≠P(A)*P(B)

Hence events A and B are not independent.

Option a is A and B are disjoints which is correct

Option b is A and B are neither disjoints nor independent which is partially false as A and B are disjoints event.

Option c states that A and B are independent which is clearly false.

Option d states that A and B are disjoints and independent which is partially false as A and B are not independent.

Hence the correct option is option A.