Exercises
Mix and Match
Find the matching item from the second column.
| 1. Independent events | (a) P(A and B) ≠ P(A) × P(B) |
| 2. Disjoint events | (b) Ac |
| 3. Union | (c) S |
| 4. Intersection | (d) P(A or B) + P(A and B) = P(A) + P(B) |
| 5. Complement of A | (e) P(A or B) ≤ P(A) + P(B) |
| 6. Sample space | (f) A and B |
| 7. Addition Rule | (g) P(A and B) = 0 |
| 8. Complement Rule | (h) A or B |
| 9. Boole’s inequality | (i) P(Ac) = 1 − P(A) |
| 10. Dependent events | (j) P(A and B) = P(A) × P(B) |
True/False
Mark each statement True or False. If you believe that a statement is false, briefly say why you think it is false.
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