If and are independent events with probabilities and respectively

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Problem

A

and

B

are independent events with probabilities

P(A)

and

P(B)

respectively, which one of the following gives

P(A\cup B)

? (a)

P(A)+P(B)

(b)

P(A)P(B)

(c)

P(A)+P(B)-P(A)P(B)

(d)

P(A)+P(B)+P(A)P(B)