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Probability · Question 31 of 70

Question 31

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AA and BB are mutually exclusive and exhaustive, and P(A)=2P(B)P(A) = 2P(B). What is P(A)P(A)?

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer D

Correct answer: D

Explanation

  1. Mutually exclusive and exhaustive: P(A)+P(B)=1P(A) + P(B) = 1.

  2. 2P(B)+P(B)=12P(B) + P(B) = 1, so P(B)=13P(B) = \frac{1}{3} and P(A)=23P(A) = \frac{2}{3}.

Worth noting

13\frac{1}{3} is P(B)P(B), the smaller of the two.

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Probabilities that add up to 1
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