The probability that event M will not occur is 0.8 and the probability that event R will not occur is 0.6. If events M and R cannot both occur, which of the following is the probability that either event M or event R will occur? A. 1/5 B.2/5 C.3/5 D.4/5 E.12/25
Arithmetic Probability
Let P(M) be the probability that event M will occur, let P(R) be the probability that event R will occur, and let P(M and R) be the probability that events M and R both occur. Then the probability that either event M or event R will occur is P(M) + P(R) – P(M and R). From the given information, it follows that P(M) = 1.0 – 0.8 = 0.2, P(R) = 1.0 – 0.6 = 0.4, and P(M and R) = 0. Therefore, the probability that either event M or event R will occur is 0.2 + 0.4 – 0 = 0.6 = 3 5 .
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一直想不通我的答案有什么问题。。。(下面是我从网上copy的,和我的思路一样)
p(m) =0.2
p(r) =0.4
So, I calculated probability as sum of:
i) m occurs but r does not occur = 0.2*0.6
ii) r occurs but m does not occur = 0.4*0.8
So, probability = 0.2*0.6 + 0.4*0.8 = 0.44 = 11/25!
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