SECTION 4.3 ADDITION RULE 1
ADDITION RULE Finding the probability of either event occurring.
VENN DIAGRAM A pictorial graph of events. U U
ADDITION RULE There are two situations Overlap Disjoint
OVERLAP There exists values that both events have in common. Looking at a graph, there exist an area that both events connect with. Because they overlap we are including those values/section twice, thus we must subtract one.
VENN DIAGRAM - OVERLAP
VENN DIAGRAM - OVERLAP
ADDITION RULE - OVERLAP P(A È B) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A ∩ B) A and B : two events ∩ : and È : or
OVERLAP EXAMPLE Given the table that summarizes the results of people who refused to answer the questions. 18 - 21 22 - 29 30 - 39 40 - 49 50 - 59 60 - over Responded 73 255 245 136 138 202 Refused 11 20 33 16 27 49
OVERLAP EXAMPLE What is the probability that the selected person responded or is in the 18 – 21 age bracket?
OVERLAP EXAMPLE What is the probability that the selected person refused to respond or is over 59 years of age?
DISJOINT The two events have nothing in common 12
VENN DIAGRAM - DISJOINT
VENN DIAGRAM - DISJOINT
ADDITION RULE FOR DISJOINT Recall the Addition Rule P(A È B) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A ∩ B) For a disjoint situation P(A ∩ B) = 0 Therefore we can simplify the Addition Rule P(A È B) = P(A) + P(B) 15
DISJOINT EXAMPLE Jennifer and Bill draw a card from the deck of 52. What is the probability that they get either an Ace or a King?
DISJOINT EXAMPLE A pair of dice is thrown. What would the probability be of rolling a 6 or an 11?