A student has applied for admission to two management Institutes A and B. He has assessed the chance of getting admission in A as 0.4 and B as 0.6. He also believes that the chance of getting admission in both as 0.2. Find the probabilities of the following events : (a) He will be successful in getting admission. (b) He will get admission in only one of the two institutes. (c) He will get admission in B, given that he has been admitted in A. (d) He will not get admission in A, given that he has not been admitted in B.

A student has applied for admission to two management Institutes A and B. He has assessed the chance of getting admission in A as 0.4 and B as 0.6. He also believes that the chance of getting admission in both as 0.2. Find the probabilities of the following events : (a) He will be successful in getting admission. (b) He will get admission in only one of the two institutes. (c) He will get admission in B, given that he has been admitted in A. (d) He will not get admission in A, given that he has not been admitted in B.

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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