If A and B are two events such that P(A)=12 and P(B)=23, then which of the following is/are correct?
A
P(A∪B)≥23
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B
P(A∩B′)≤13
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C
16≤P(A∩B)≤12
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D
P(A′∩B)≤12
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Solution
The correct option is DP(A′∩B)≤12 Given P(A)=12 and P(B)=23⇒P(A∪B)≥max{P(A),P(B)}⇒P(A∪B)≥23
Also, P(A∩B)≤min{P(A),P(B)}⇒P(A∩B)≤12 P(A∪B)≤1⇒P(A∩B)≥P(A)+P(B)−1⇒P(A∩B)≥16⇒16≤P(A∩B)≤12 P(A∩B′)=P(A)−P(A∩B)≤(12−16)=13P(A′∩B)=P(B)−P(A∩B)≤(23−16)=12