If A and B are two mutually exclusive events with P(A)= 0.5 and P(B)=0.4, find the following probabilities: a) P(A \textrm{ and } B) = 0.5 b) P(A \textrm{ or } B) = c) P( \textrm{not }A ) = d) P( \textrm{not }B ) = 0.4 e) P( \textrm{not }(A \textrm{ or } B)) = 0.4 f) P( A \textrm{ and } (\textrm{not }B) ) =

If A and B are two mutually exclusive events with P(A)= 0.5 and P(B)=0.4, find the following probabilities: a) P(A \textrm{ and } B) = 0.5 b) P(A \textrm{ or } B) = c) P( \textrm{not }A ) = d) P( \textrm{not }B ) = 0.4 e) P( \textrm{not }(A \textrm{ or } B)) = 0.4 f) P( A \textrm{ and } (\textrm{not }B) ) =

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If A and B are two mutually exclusive events with P(A)= 0.5 and P(B)=0.4, find the following probabilities:

a) P(A \textrm{ and } B) =

0.5

b) P(A \textrm{ or } B) =

c) P( \textrm{not }A ) =

d) P( \textrm{not }B ) =

0.4

e) P( \textrm{not }(A \textrm{ or } B)) =

0.4

f) P( A \textrm{ and } (\textrm{not }B) ) =

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