The accompanying Venn diagram shows three events, A, B, and C, and also the probabilities of the various intersections (for instance, P (A ∩ B) = .07. Determine (a) P (A ∪ B) (b) P (A ∩ B)

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The accompanying Venn diagram shows three events, A, B, and C, and also the probabilities of the various intersections (for instance, P (A ∩ B) = .07. Determine
(a) P (A ∪ B)
(b) P (A ∩ B)

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The accompanying Venn diagram shows three events, A, B, and C, and also the probabilities of the various intersections (for instance, P (A ∩ B) = .07. Determine
(a) P (A ∪ B)
(b) P (A ∩ B)

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Solution:

It is given that $\mathrm{P}(\mathrm{A} \cap \mathrm{B})=0.07$
From the Venn Diagram given

(a) $P(A \cup B)$
Using the General Addition Rule,
$P(A \cup B)=P(A)+P(B)-P(A \cap B)$
Substitute the values now,
$\begin{array}{l} \Rightarrow P(A \cup B)=0.20+(0.07+0.10+0.15)-0.07 \\ \Rightarrow P(A \cup B)=0.20+0.25 \\ \Rightarrow P(A \cup B)=0.45 \end{array}$
( b) $\mathrm{P}(\mathrm{A} \cap \overline{\mathrm{B}})$
It is known that,
$\mathrm{P}(\mathrm{A} \cap \overline{\mathrm{B}})=\mathrm{P}(\mathrm{A})-\mathrm{P}(\mathrm{A} \cap \mathrm{B})$
From the part (a) it can be written as
$=0.20-0.07$
$=0.13$