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14.04 Compound events

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Two events are defined as:

Event $A$A: it will rain tomorrow

Event $B$B: there will be a storm tomorrow

The notation $P(B)$P(B) is suitable to describe which of the following probabilities?

probability of there being a storm tomorrow but no rain

A

probability of no rain tomorrow

B

probability of there being either a storm or rain tomorrow

C

probability of a storm occurring tomorrow

D
Easy
< 1min

An unfair coin is tossed. Event $A$A represents "the coin landing on tails".

Select the three options which represent the probability of this event occurring.

Easy
< 1min

The event $A$A is: "getting an odd number when a die is rolled".

How can event $B$B: "getting an even number when a die is rolled" be written using probability notation?

Easy
1min

The event $A$A: "a card randomly selected from a deck being red"

The event $B$B: "a card randomly selected from a deck being a queen"

How can the probability of a randomly selected card being both red and a queen be written using probability notation?

Easy
< 1min
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