What is the value of P(XUY)?

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Two events, X and Y, are independent, such that P(Y)=0.2 and P(X) =0.4

2007-10-26 17:35:35 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

Prob both = 0.2*0.4=0.08
Prob neither = 0.8*0.6 = 0.48
Prob exactly one = 1 - 0.08 - 0.48 = 0.44
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2007-10-26 17:40:06 · answer #1 · answered by tsr21 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

If X and Y independent, P(X U Y) = 0.2 + 0.4 = 0.6

2007-10-27 00:40:04 · answer #2 · answered by Philo 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋

if two events are independent then the probability of their union is their product

2007-10-27 00:38:12 · answer #3 · answered by Ana 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

0.08

2007-10-27 00:39:17 · answer #4 · answered by Ahmed A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋