For events AA, BB and CC, it is given that P(A)=0.7P(A)=0.7, P(B)=0.5P(B)=0.5, P(C∣A′)=0.6P(C\mid A')=0.6 and P(A∣C′)=0.76P(A\mid C')=0.76.

  1. (a)

    Find the greatest and least possible values of P(A∩B)P(A \cap B).

  2. (b)

    Find P(C∩A′)P(C \cap A').

  3. (c)

    Find P(C′∩A′)P(C' \cap A').

  4. (d)

    Find P(C)P(C).

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7(a)

1. Find the greatest possible value of $P(A \cap B)$.

The probability of the intersection of two events cannot be greater than the probability of either individual event.
P(A∩B)≤P(A)P(A \cap B) \le P(A)
P(A∩B)≤P(B)P(A \cap B) \le P(B)
P(A∩B)≤min⁡(0.7,0.5)=0.5P(A \cap B) \le \min(0.7, 0.5) = 0.5
Therefore, the greatest possible value is 0.50.5.

2. Find the least possible value of $P(A \cap B)$.

The probability of the union of two events cannot exceed 11.
Using the addition rule, P(A∪B)=P(A)+P(B)−P(A∩B)P(A \cup B) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A \cap B)
P(A∪B)≤1P(A \cup B) \le 1
0.7+0.5−P(A∩B)≤10.7 + 0.5 - P(A \cap B) \le 1
1.2−P(A∩B)≤11.2 - P(A \cap B) \le 1
P(A∩B)≥0.2P(A \cap B) \ge 0.2
Therefore, the least possible value is 0.20.2.

Answer

Greatest: 0.50.5, Least: 0.20.2

7(b)

1. Find the probability of the complement of $A$

P(A′)=1−P(A)=1−0.7=0.3P(A') = 1 - P(A) = 1 - 0.7 = 0.3

2. Use the conditional probability definition to find $P(C \cap A')$

P(C∩A′)=P(C∣A′)×P(A′)P(C \cap A') = P(C \mid A') \times P(A')
P(C∩A′)=0.6×0.3=0.18P(C \cap A') = 0.6 \times 0.3 = 0.18

Answer

0.180.18

7(c)

1. Find the probabilities of the complementary events $A'$ and $C' \mid A'$.

P(A′)=1−P(A)=1−0.7=0.3P(A') = 1 - P(A) = 1 - 0.7 = 0.3
P(C′∣A′)=1−P(C∣A′)=1−0.6=0.4P(C' \mid A') = 1 - P(C \mid A') = 1 - 0.6 = 0.4

2. Calculate $P(C' \cap A')$ using the multiplication rule for conditional probability.

P(C′∩A′)=P(C′∣A′)×P(A′)P(C' \cap A') = P(C' \mid A') \times P(A')
P(C′∩A′)=0.4×0.3=0.12P(C' \cap A') = 0.4 \times 0.3 = 0.12

Answer

0.120.12

7(d)

1. Find $P(A' \cap C')$ (building upon earlier parts)

P(A′)=1−P(A)=1−0.7=0.3P(A') = 1 - P(A) = 1 - 0.7 = 0.3

P(A′∩C′)=P(C′∣A′)P(A′)=(1−0.6)×0.3=0.12P(A' \cap C') = P(C' \mid A') P(A') = (1 - 0.6) \times 0.3 = 0.12

2. Set up an equation for $P(C')$ using the definition of conditional probability

Since C′C' is partitioned into mutually exclusive events (A∩C′)(A \cap C') and (A′∩C′)(A' \cap C'), we have:
P(A∩C′)=P(C′)−P(A′∩C′)=P(C′)−0.12P(A \cap C') = P(C') - P(A' \cap C') = P(C') - 0.12

Using P(A∣C′)=0.76P(A \mid C') = 0.76:
P(A∩C′)P(C′)=0.76\frac{P(A \cap C')}{P(C')} = 0.76
P(C′)−0.12P(C′)=0.76\frac{P(C') - 0.12}{P(C')} = 0.76

3. Solve for $P(C')$ and hence find $P(C)$

1−0.12P(C′)=0.761 - \frac{0.12}{P(C')} = 0.76

0.12P(C′)=0.24\frac{0.12}{P(C')} = 0.24

P(C′)=0.120.24=0.5P(C') = \frac{0.12}{0.24} = 0.5

Therefore, P(C)=1−P(C′)=1−0.5=0.5P(C) = 1 - P(C') = 1 - 0.5 = 0.5

Answer

0.50.5

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