Events $\mathrm{A}$ and $\mathrm{B}$ are such that $\mathrm{P}(\mathrm{A})=\frac{1}{2}, \mathrm{P}(\mathrm{B})=\frac{7}{12}$ and $\mathrm{P}$ $($ not $ \mathrm{A}$ or not $\mathrm{B})=\frac{1}{4} .$ State whether $\mathrm{A}$ and $\mathrm{B}$ are independent?
Events $\mathrm{A}$ and $\mathrm{B}$ are such that $\mathrm{P}(\mathrm{A})=\frac{1}{2}, \mathrm{P}(\mathrm{B})=\frac{7}{12}$ and $\mathrm{P}$ $($ not $ \mathrm{A}$ or not $\mathrm{B})=\frac{1}{4} .$ State whether $\mathrm{A}$ and $\mathrm{B}$ are independent?
It is given that $\mathrm{P}(\mathrm{A})=\frac{1}{2}, \mathrm{P}(\mathrm{B})=\frac{7}{12} \text { and } \mathrm{P}(\text { not } \mathrm{A} \text { or not } \mathrm{B})=\frac{1}{4}$.
$\Rightarrow \mathrm{P}\left(\mathrm{A}^{\prime} \cup \mathrm{B}^{\prime}\right)=\frac{1}{4}$
$\Rightarrow P\left((A \cap B)^{\prime}\right)=\frac{1}{4} \quad\left[A^{\prime} \cup B^{\prime}=(A \cap B)^{\prime}\right]$
$\Rightarrow 1-\mathrm{P}(\mathrm{A} \cap \mathrm{B})=\frac{1}{4}$
$\Rightarrow \mathrm{P}(\mathrm{A} \cap \mathrm{B})=\frac{3}{4}$ ........... $(1)$
However, $\mathrm{P}(\mathrm{A}) \mathrm{P}(\mathrm{B})=\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{7}{12}=\frac{7}{24} $ .......... $(2)$
Here, $\frac{3}{4} \neq \frac{7}{24}$
$\therefore $ $\mathrm{P}(\mathrm{A} \cap \mathrm{B}) \neq \mathrm{P}(\mathrm{A}) \mathrm{P}(\mathrm{B})$
Therefore, $A$ and $B$ are not independent events.
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