Let A and B be events with these properties: 0 < P(B) < 1 and P(A|B) = P(A|B^c) = 1/3.(a) Is it possible to calculate P(A) from this information? Either declare that it is not possible, or find the value of P(A).

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Let A and B be events with these properties: 0 < P(B) < 1 and P(A|B) = P(A|B^c) = 1/3.
(a) Is it possible to calculate P(A) from this information? Either declare that it is not possible, or find the value of P(A).

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