For two events A, B
$P(A ∪ B) = \frac{7}{12}, P(A) = \frac{5}{12}, P(B) = \frac{3}{12}$ Then P(A ∩ B) =
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
$P(A ∪ B) = \frac{7}{12}, P(A) = \frac{5}{12}, P(B) = \frac{3}{12}$
so P(A ∪ B) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A ∩ B)
⇒ P(A ∩ B) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A ∪ B)
= $\frac{3}{12} + \frac{5}{12} - \frac{7}{12}$
= $\frac{1}{12}$