An MBM applies for jobs at firms X and Y. The probability he is selected at X is 0.7 and rejected at Y is 0.5. The probability of being rejected at either firm is 0.6. To calculate the probability of being selected at one of the firms, the probabilities of selection at each individual firm (0.3 for X and 0.5 for Y) and joint probability of selection at either (0.6) are used in the formula: P(A∪B)=1−P(A∩B)=1−(P(A)+P(B)−P(A∪B))=1−(0.3+0.5−0.
An MBM applies for jobs at firms X and Y. The probability he is selected at X is 0.7 and rejected at Y is 0.5. The probability of being rejected at either firm is 0.6. To calculate the probability of being selected at one of the firms, the probabilities of selection at each individual firm (0.3 for X and 0.5 for Y) and joint probability of selection at either (0.6) are used in the formula: P(A∪B)=1−P(A∩B)=1−(P(A)+P(B)−P(A∪B))=1−(0.3+0.5−0.
An MBM applies for jobs at firms X and Y. The probability he is selected at X is 0.7 and rejected at Y is 0.5. The probability of being rejected at either firm is 0.6. To calculate the probability of being selected at one of the firms, the probabilities of selection at each individual firm (0.3 for X and 0.5 for Y) and joint probability of selection at either (0.6) are used in the formula: P(A∪B)=1−P(A∩B)=1−(P(A)+P(B)−P(A∪B))=1−(0.3+0.5−0.
MBM applies for a job in two firms X and Y. The probability of his being
selected in firm X is 0.7 and being rejected at Y is 0.5. The probability of at least one of his applications being rejected is 0.6. The probability that he will be selected in one of the firms, is Let A and B denote the events that the person is selected in firms X and Y respectively. Then in the usual notations, we are given: P(A)=0.7⇒P(A)=1−0.7=0.3P(B)=0.5⇒P(B)=1−0.5=0.5 and P(A∪B)=0.6 The probability that the persons will be selected in one of the two firms X or Y is given by: P(A∪B)=1−P(A∩B)=1−(P(A)+P(B)−P(A∪B))=1−(0.3+0.5−0.6)=0.8