Let A and B be events such that P(A) = 1/2, P(B) = 1/3 and P(AB) = 1/4. Then the value of P(A/B) is [Here, P(A/B) indicates probability of A conditional on B]
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JNU SIS 2021 Question 56: Probability and Bayes' theorem
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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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