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Consider two random variables X and Y such that E(X)=E(Y)=120, Var(X)=14, Var(Y)=11, Cov(X,Y)=0. Compute an upper...

Consider two random variables X and Y such that E(X)=E(Y)=120, Var(X)=14, Var(Y)=11, Cov(X,Y)=0.

Compute an upper bound to

P(|X−Y|>16)

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