Assume you are taking two courses this semester (A and B). Based on your opinion, you believe the probability that you will pass course A is .835; the probability that you will pass both courses is .276 . You further believe the probability that you will pass at least one of the courses is .981

a. What is the probability that you will pass course B?
b. Would the passing of the two courses be independent events? Use probability information to justify your answer.
c. Are the events of passing the courses mutually exclusive? Explain.
d. What method of assigning probabilities did you use?


a. .422
b. No, P(A ? B) = .654 ? P(A)
c. No, the probability of their intersection is not 0.
d. the subjective method

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