Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Mathematics - Section B1

Chapter

Probability

Question:

If A and B are events at the same experiments with P(A) = 0.2, P(B) = 0.5, then maximum value of P(A' ∩ B) is:

Options:

1/ 4

1/2

1/8

1/16

Correct Answer:

1/2

Explanation:

P(A' ∩ B) = P(A') - P(B) - P(A' ∪ B) = 0.8 - 0.5 - P(A' ∪ B)

P(A' ∩ B) is max when P(A' ∪ B) is minimum

But as P(A' ∪ B) = max{P(A'), P(B')} = 0.8 (in the case when smaller set is a subset of larger)

⇒ P(A' ∩ B) = 0.5