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A can solve 90% problems and B can solve 70% problems of the book. A problem is selected at random from the book. The probability that the problem is solved, is equal to

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A can solve 90% of problems: P(A solves)=0.90P(A \text{ solves}) = 0.90

B can solve 70% of problems: P(B solves)=0.70P(B \text{ solves}) = 0.70

A problem is randomly selected from the book.

The problem is solved if at least one of them (A or B or both) can solve it.


For the probability that A or B solves the problem:

P(A or B)=P(A)+P(B)−P(A and B)P(A \text{ or } B) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A \text{ and } B)

The overlap P(A and B)P(A \text{ and } B) is subtracted to avoid double counting cases where both solve it.


Since A and B work independently:

P(Both solve)=P(A)×P(B)P(\text{Both solve}) = P(A) \times P(B)

P(Both solve)=0.90×0.70P(\text{Both solve}) = 0.90 \times 0.70

P(Both solve)=0.63P(\text{Both solve}) = 0.63


The probability that the problem is solved:

P(Problem is solved)=P(A)+P(B)−P(Both)P(\text{Problem is solved}) = P(A) + P(B) - P(\text{Both})

P(Problem is solved)=0.90+0.70−0.63P(\text{Problem is solved}) = 0.90 + 0.70 - 0.63

P(Problem is solved)=1.60−0.63P(\text{Problem is solved}) = 1.60 - 0.63

P(Problem is solved)=0.97P(\text{Problem is solved}) = 0.97

Therefore, the probability that the problem is solved is 0.970.97.

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