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Events A and B are independent. Find the missing probability.

P(A)=25P ( \mathrm { A } ) = \frac { 2 } { 5 }

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P(B)=16P ( \mathrm { B } ) = \frac { 1 } { 6 }

, P(A and B)=___

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If two events are independent, then P(A and B)=P(A)P(B)P(A\text{ and }B)=P(A)\cdot P(B). Since P(A)=25P(A)=\dfrac{2}{5} and P(B)=16P(B)=\dfrac{1}{6}, then P(A and B)=2516=230=115P(A\text{ and }B)=\dfrac{2}{5}\cdot\dfrac{1}{6}=\dfrac{2}{30}=\dfrac{1}{15}.

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