Given P(A) = 0.6 and P(B) = 0.8, do the following. (a) If A and B are independent events, compute P(A and B). (b) If P(A | B) = 0.5, compute P(A and B).

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Given

P(A) = 0.6

and

P(B) = 0.8,

do the following.

(a) If A and B are independent events, compute
P(A and B).



(b) If P(A | B) = 0.5, compute P(A and B).

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