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Is p(A)+p(B)=p(A common B) possible?

Sumita Shah

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15-Nov-21 12:04

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Are you referring to P(A U B)?

CA Suraj Lakhotia

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21-Nov-21 14:44

CA Suraj Lakhotia Admin

Are you referring to P(A U B)?

No I only prefare event A and event B

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Sumita Shah

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22-Nov-21 22:46

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Sumita Shah

No I only prefare event A and event B

can you clarify your query

Sudha Reddy

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25-Nov-21 14:02

Sudha Reddy

can you clarify your query

I wanna say that can event A + event B = their commmon part

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Sumita Shah

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28-Nov-21 17:41

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Sumita Shah

I wanna say that can event A + event B = their commmon part

P(Aâ?ªB) is the probability of happening of the event A or B. P(Aâ?ªB) = P(A) + P(B) - P(Aâ?©B) where A and B are not mutually exclusive But, P(Aâ?ªB) = P(A) + P(B) is possible when A and B are mutually exclusive because in that case P(Aâ?©B) = 0.

Sudha Reddy

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29-Nov-21 09:22