Suppose A and B are two events. Is the probability P(A and

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Suppose A and B are two events. Is the probability P(A and B) > 1/3?

Statement #1: P(A) = 0.8 and P(B) = 0.7

Statement #2: P(A or B) = 0.9


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by Java_85 » Tue Sep 03, 2013 8:45 pm
IMO C is the answer!

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by Mike@Magoosh » Wed Sep 04, 2013 9:27 am
Java_85 wrote:IMO C is the answer!
This is a tricky question. That's not the OA.
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