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#2 For each of the following questions, events A and B are such that: P(A) =...

#2 For each of the following questions, events A and B are such that: P(A) = 0.5 and P(B) = 0.6

(a) Determine P(A∪B) if A and B are independent

(b) Determine P(B|A) if P(A∪B) = 0.80

(c) If A and B are independent, show that P(A|B) = 0.6

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