The joint probability distribution of two random variables X, Y is given in the table below.Y=-3 Y=0 Y=1X=-4 0.010.00 0.17X=-3 0.210.19 0.02X=40.220.05 0.13From the information in the table, calculate each of the following three probabilities.(a) P(x < -3, Y < 0) = [](b) P(x < -5) = O(c) P(Y > 0) = [

Required probability is P(X≤-3 , Y≤0)

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