[90643][3.3][4 credits] Solve straightforward problems involving probability

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The set of all possible outcomes/results

Complementary Events

Can be thought of as "not that event" or "anything except for that event"

Independent Events

Events which have no bearing on the outcome of another. One occurring has no influence on whether or not the other occurs.

∩
The image above illustrates A∩B

Image: Intersection

∪
The image above illustrates A∪B∪C

Image: Union

Mutually Exclusive Events

Probability of A or B happening = P(A) + P(B)

Image: Mutually Exclusive Events

Conditional Probability

Given that event B has already occurred, what is the probability of event A occurring?

P(A | B) means the probability of A "GIVEN" B

P(A | B) = P(A ∩ B) ÷ P(B)

The product of all the whole numbers from 1 to n