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4 marks, −1Statistics › Probability and Bayes' theorem › Conditional probability and the multiplication ruleEasyabout 1 min

CUET-PG 2026 Question 21: Probability and Bayes' theorem

Conditional Probability can be calculated by

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Conditional Probability can be calculated by (A) P(B/A) = P(A∩ B)/P(B) (B) P(A/B) = P(A∩ B)/P(AB) (C) P(A/B) = P(A∩ B)/P(B) (D) P(A/B) = P(A∩ B)/P(A)

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This question is on Conditional probability and the multiplication rule, part of Probability and Bayes' theorem in Statistics.

Probabilities that change when you know something has happened.

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