Two different real estate developers, A and B, are each selling parcels of land. The probability distribution of selling prices per parcel is shown below:  Price $1000 $1050 $1100 $1150 $1200 $1350 A 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.05 0.05 B 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1   Assuming that A and B operate independently, what is the probability that A and B both have the same selling price?

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Two different real estate developers, A and B, are each selling parcels of land. The probability distribution of selling prices per parcel is shown below: 

Price

$1000

$1050

$1100

$1150

$1200

$1350

A

0.2

0.3

0.1

0.3

0.05

0.05

B

0.1

0.1

0.3

0.3

0.1

0.1

 

Assuming that A and B operate independently, what is the probability that A and B both have the same selling price?

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Price

$1000

$1050

$1100

$1150

$1200

$1350

A

0.2

0.3

0.1

0.3

0.05

0.05

B

0.1

0.1

0.3

0.3

0.1

0.1

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