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If P(B|A) = 0.6 and P(A) = 0.5, what is P(B)?

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Nov 9, 2015

$P (B) = 0.6$ $P(B)=0.6$

Explanation:

Assuming 'A' and 'B' are independent events.

$P (B) = P (\frac{B}{A})$ $P(B)=P(B/A)$

Hence $P (B) = 0.6$ $P(B)=0.6$

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