What is the probability P(A|A∪B) generally for mutually exclusive events A and B? Suppose we have mutually exclusive events A and B. What would P(A∣A∪B) evaluate to?

Hollywn

Hollywn

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2022-08-21

What is the probability P ( A | A B ) generally for mutually exclusive events A and B?
Suppose we have mutually exclusive events A and B. What would
P ( A A B )
evaluate to? would it be
P ( A A B ) = P ( A ) P ( A B ) = P ( A ) P ( A ) + P ( B )
generally?

Answer & Explanation

Andre Ferguson

Andre Ferguson

Beginner2022-08-22Added 12 answers

Yes. Well, generally for any A and B that are disjoint (aka mutually exclusive).
The first is by definition of conditional probability, plus that A = A ( A B ) when A and B are disjoint.
The second is by the law of additivity of probabilities of disjoint events.

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