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Independence Day: P(A and B) = P(A)P(B)

July 4, 2016Original blog post

A Fourth of July greeting written as the definition of independent events: P(A and B) = P(A)·P(B).

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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2016-07-04-independence-day-p-a-and-b-p-a-p-b/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)
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[An American flag] "P(A and B) = P(A)P(B)… In other words: Happy Independence Day!"

Topics
Probability › Independent EventsProbability › Multiplication Rule
Level
High SchoolAP Statistics
Themes
History & HolidaysPuns