Probability

Probability

IP 4

Events \(A\) and \(B\) are independent, with
\[P(A\cup B)=\frac45,\qquad P(A\cap B)=\frac3{10}.\] Find \(P(A)\) and \(P(B)\), allowing for their order to be interchanged.

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Answer:\(P(A)=\frac12,\ P(B)=\frac35\), or \(P(A)=\frac35,\ P(B)=\frac12\).

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