If A and B are two events. The probability that at most one of A, B occurs, is
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
We have,
Required probability
$=P(\overline{A}∪\overline{B})= P(\overline{A ∪ B})= 1- P (A ∩ B)$
So, alternative (a) is correct.
Again
$P(\overline{A}∪ \overline{B})=P(\overline{A})+P(\overline{B})-P(\overline{A}∩ \overline{B})$ [By add. Theorem]
So, alternative (b) is correct.
Again,
$P(\overline{A}∪ \overline{B})$
$=P(\overline{A})+P(\overline{B})-P(\overline{A}∩ \overline{B})$
$=P(\overline{A})+P(\overline{B}) -P(\overline{A ∪ B})$
$=P(\overline{A})+P(\overline{B}) - \begin{Bmatrix}1- P(A ∪ B) \end{Bmatrix}$
$=P(\overline{A})+P(\overline{B}) + P(A ∪ B)-1$
So, alternative (c) is also correct.