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A and B are mutually exclusive events. The probability of occurrence of A is 35\frac{3}{5} and the probability of occurrence of B as 13\frac{1}{3}. What is the probability of both A and B occurring at the same time?

Solution

Correct Option: 4

By definition, mutually exclusive events cannot occur at the same time. So P(AB)=0P(A \cap B) = 0 regardless of the individual probabilities given. The given values of P(A)P(A) and P(B)P(B) are distractors.

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