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PART 3 MODULE 5 INDEPENDENT EVENTS, THE MULTIPLICATION ...

THE MULTIPLICATION RULE FOR INDEPENDENT EVENTS If E and F are independent events, then ! P(E and F)=P(E)"P(F) EXAMPLE 3.5.2 Recall this (authentic) data from the Natural Resources Defense Council: 40% of bottled water samples are merely tap water. 30% of bottled water samples are contaminated by such pollutants as arsenic and fecal bacteria.