If the events A and B be mutually exclusive, then P(A + B) will be equal to

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P(A) + P(B)

P(A) – P(B)

$P(A) / P(B)$

P(A) . P(B)

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For mutually exclusive events A and B, we have

A ⋂ B = φ so that P(A ⋂ B) = 0. So in this case, we have

P(A ⋃ B) or P(A + B) = P(A) + P(B) .