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Transcribed Image Text:The joint probability distribution of two random variables X, Y is given in the table below.
Y=-4 Y=-2 Y=0 Y=2 Y = 4
X=0 0.02 0.07 0.11 0.03 0.08
X=2 0.00 0.11 0.09 0.12 0.00
X=3 0.19 0.05 0.00 0.03 0.10
From the information in the table, calculate each of the following three probabilities.
(a) P(X<2, Y> -2) = 0
(b) P(x<0)=
(c) P(X<3) -
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