Let $A$ and $B $ be two events such that  $P\left( {\overline {A \cup B} } \right) = \frac{1}{6}\;,P\left( {A \cap B} \right) = \frac{1}{4}$ and $P\left( {\bar A} \right) = \frac{1}{4}$ where $\bar A$ stands for the complement of the event $A$. Then the events $A$ and$B$ are

  • [AIEEE 2005]
  • [JEE MAIN 2014]
  • A

    independent but not equally likely..

  • B

    independent but  equally likely.

  • C

    mutually exclusive and independent.

  • D

    equally likely but not independent.

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