For any event that has multiple outcomes with different probabilities, it can be helpful and illustrative to construct a chart or diagram of the possible outcomes. Tree diagrams are a useful example ...

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The sum of the probabilities of all outcomes is 1. Independent events are those not affected by a previous event. The probability of two independent events both happening is 𝑃(A and B) = 𝑃(A) × 𝑃(B ...

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