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Answer: Consider the well failure data in Exercise 2-53.
Chapter 2, Problem 135E(choose chapter or problem)
Consider the well failure data in Exercise 2-53. Let A denote the event that the geological formation has more than 1000 wells, and let 𝐵denote the event that a well failed. Determine
the following probabilities.
(a) \(P(A \cap B)\) (b) \(P(A \cup B)\) (c) \(P\left(A^{\prime} \cup B^{\prime}\right)\) (d) Use the total probability rule to determine P(A)
Equation transcription:
Text transcription:
P(A cap B)
P(A cup B)
P(A^{prime} cup B^{prime})
Questions & Answers
QUESTION:
Consider the well failure data in Exercise 2-53. Let A denote the event that the geological formation has more than 1000 wells, and let 𝐵denote the event that a well failed. Determine
the following probabilities.
(a) \(P(A \cap B)\) (b) \(P(A \cup B)\) (c) \(P\left(A^{\prime} \cup B^{\prime}\right)\) (d) Use the total probability rule to determine P(A)
Equation transcription:
Text transcription:
P(A cap B)
P(A cup B)
P(A^{prime} cup B^{prime})
ANSWER:Solution
Step 1 of 5
Let A denote the event that the geological formation has more than 1000 wells
Let B be the event that the well be failed
(1685+3733+1403)8493
=6821/8493
=0.8031
(170+2+443+14+29+60+46+3)8493
=767/8493
=0.0903
Step 1 of 5
a) We have to find