If P(A)= 1/2, P(B)= 1/6 and P(A and B)= 1/2, what can you say about P(A and B)?

I don't understand?

User Icon for Marth Marth answered
14 years ago

Notice that P(A and B) = P(A). Can you find any insights about P(A), P(B), and P(A and B)?

User Icon for Rmz Rmz answered
14 years ago

That P(A)= P(A and B)

User Icon for Marth Marth answered
14 years ago

"P(A)= P(A and B)"

What does that say about P(B)?

User Icon for Rmz Rmz answered
14 years ago

That P(B) should not be there???

User Icon for Marth Marth answered
14 years ago

P(B) = 1/6, yet P(A) = P(A and B). Therefore, if B occurs, then A also occurs.

User Icon for Marth Marth answered
14 years ago

Actually disregard that last statement. I'm not sure that is implied.

User Icon for Marth Marth answered
14 years ago

Actually the fact that P(A) = P(A and B) is misleading and ultimately irrelevant. The important part is that P(B) < P(A and B) which is a contradiction.