1. Let A and B be two events such that P(A) = 0.5, P(B) = 0.4 and P(A  B) = 0.2

a. Find the value of P(A  B)

b. Find P(A I B)

c. Are events A and B independent events. Explain your answer.

2. A and B are two independent events such that P(A) = 0.5 and P(B I A) = 0.2

a. Find the value of P(A  B)

b. Find the value of P(B) if A and B are independent.

3. A and B are two independent events such that P(A) = 0.5 and P(B I A) = 0.3.

a. Find the value of P(B)

b. Find the probability that at least one of events A and B occurs.

c. Are A and B mutually exclusive events. Explain your answer.

 

4. Suppose that a bag contains red and black marbles and cubes. (40 pieces in all.) One piece is taken out at random. There are 24 red pieces, 15 cubes and 5 red cubes.

By first drawing a Venn diagram, starting from the intersection, calculate:

a. P(black cube is selected)
b. P(black marble is selected)

c. If a cube is drawn out, find the probability that it is red.