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Q.The probability that a student passes Mathematics is 0.80.8 and passes Statistics is 0.70.7. If the probability of passing at least one subject is 0.950.95, find the probability that the student passes both subjects.

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Let MM = "passes Mathematics" and SS = "passes Statistics". Given P(M)=0.8P(M)=0.8, P(S)=0.7P(S)=0.7, and P(M∪S)=0.95P(M\cup S)=0.95 ("passes at least one").

By the addition theorem P(M∪S)=P(M)+P(S)−P(M∩S)P(M\cup S)=P(M)+P(S)-P(M\cap S), so

P(M∩S)=P(M)+P(S)−P(M∪S)=0.8+0.7−0.95=0.55.P(M\cap S)=P(M)+P(S)-P(M\cup S)=0.8+0.7-0.95=0.55. …

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