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Transcribed Image Text:Complete the following probability distribution table and then calculate the stated probabilities.
Outcome
Probability
(a) P({a, c, e})
P({a, c, e}) = 0.9
а ab с
0.2 0.04 0.4 0.06
(b) P(EUF), where E = {a, c, e} and F = {b, c, e}
P(EU F) =
(c) P(E'), where E is as in part (b)
P(E') =
(d) P(En F), where E and F are as in part (b)
P(En F) =
e
0.3
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