If P(A|B) = 0.25 and P(B) = 0.3, what is P(A ∩ B)?

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If P(A|B) = 0.25 and P(B) = 0.3, what is P(A ∩ B)?

The key idea is how conditional probability relates to the intersection. P(A|B) tells you the chance A occurs given that B has happened. To find the probability that both A and B occur, multiply by the probability of B: P(A ∩ B) = P(A|B) × P(B).

Here, P(A|B) = 0.25 and P(B) = 0.3, so P(A ∩ B) = 0.25 × 0.3 = 0.075. This means there is a 7.5% chance that both events happen.

If you imagine 1,000 trials, about 300 have B, and among those, 25% have A as well, which gives roughly 75 occurrences, or 75/1000 = 0.075.

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