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Question
The events A and B are independent if
Options
P(A ∩ B) = 0
P(A ∩ B) = P(A) × P(B)
P(A ∩ B) = P(A) + P(B)
P(A ∪ B) = P(A) × P(B)
Solution
P(A ∩ B) = P(A) × P(B)
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