Given events A, B and C such that A and B are mutually exclusive, A is a subset of C, P(B) = 1/2, P(C) = 3/4, P(B and C) = 3/8, and P(A and C) = 1/4, Calculate: P(A) P(C and notA) P(B or C) P(notA or B) P(B | notC)

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. Given events A, B and C such that A and B are mutually exclusive, A is a subset of C, P(B) = 1/2, P(C) = 3/4, P(B and C) = 3/8, and P(A and C) = 1/4, Calculate:

  1. P(A)

 

  1. P(C and notA)

 

  1. P(B or C)

 

  1. P(notA or B)

 

  1. P(B | notC)
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Given events A, B and C such that A and B are mutually exclusive,

A is a subset of C,

P(B) = 1/2,

P(C) = 3/4,

P(B and C) = 3/8,

P(A and C) = 1/4,

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