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Let P(A)=0.4P(A) = 0.4, P(B)=kP(B) = k, P(A∪B)=0.6P(A\cup B) = 0.6. If A and B are independent events, then the value of 'k' is:

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 2

Independence gives P(A∩B)=0.4kP(A\cap B)=0.4k.

Then 0.6=0.4+k−0.4k=0.4+0.6k0.6 = 0.4 + k - 0.4k = 0.4 + 0.6k, so 0.6k=0.20.6k = 0.2 and k=13k = \dfrac{1}{3}.

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