If a and B Are Mutually Exclusive Events with P(A)

question 73

Multiple Choice

If A and B are mutually exclusive events with P(A) = .3 and P(B) = .5, then P(A ∪ B) =

• A) 0
• B) .15
• C) .8
• D) .2

---

Definitions:

Tariffs

Taxes imposed by a government on imported goods, often to protect domestic industries from foreign competition.

Lumber

Wood that has been converted into planks and beams, which is part of the sequence of processes involved in the production of wood.

Equilibrium Price

The cost at which the amount of a product consumers want to buy is equal to the amount producers are willing to sell.

New Homes

Newly constructed residential buildings intended for occupancy.