Posted by: GP December 19, 2007
Another intellectual question
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Learn Venn Diagram: this is a union problem where events are not mutually exclusive, i.e. you have to subtract the stuff ([n-1] times) that is counted multiple (n times) times. I mean count events only once: no duplications.

P(A OR B) = P(A) + P(B) - P (A AND B)

 

Good Luck, RatoBahley.

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