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Wait.

This, ideally, is a single answer choice.

There is nowhere in the stem: select all the apply
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I read about this concept on a blog :

To find the range of overlap -

1. Max overlap = 0.5
smaller of the 2 i.e smaller of 0.75 and 0.5

2. To find min overlap :

P(AuB) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A and B) [Using max value of P(AuB) as 1 to minmise P(A and B)]
Therefore, 1 = 0.75 + 0.5 - P(A and B)
=> P(A and B) = 0.25

Hence, min overlap = 0.25

Therefore, value has to lie between 0.25 and 0.5 i.e option C (1/3 = 0.33)

Does this make sense? Why cant we assume min overlap as 0 btw?

Originally posted by fdundo on 19 Sep 2019, 04:48.
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Re: For a certain probability experiment, P(A)=0.75 and P(B)=0.5 [#permalink]
fdundo wrote:
I read about this concept on a blog :

To find the range of overlap -

1. Max overlap = 0.5
smaller of the 2 i.e smaller of 0.75 and 0.5

2. To find min overlap : P(AuB) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A and B)

[Using max value of P(AuB) as 1 to minmise P(A and B)]

Therefore, 1 = 0.75 + 0.5 - P(A and B)
=> P(A and B) = 0.25

Therefore, value has to lie between 0.25 and 0.5 i.e option C (1/3 = 0.33)

Does this make sense? Why cant we assume min overlap as 0 btw?


yes, the range of the probability can be from 0 to 1.

Here what is the probability of P (A) + P(B) = ? . This equals to 1.25, which is greater than 1

Meaning there is an overlap , so the minimum can't be zero
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Great, makes sense. This was super helpful! Thanks @carcass and @pranab01
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Re: For a certain probability experiment, P(A)=0.75 and P(B)=0.5 [#permalink]
fdundo wrote:
max overlap = 0.5
min overlap can be 0

Is the answer A,B,C?


Why is the min overlap 0?
0.5 + 0.75 = 1.25 so would that imply the minimal overlap is .25?


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ahhh was confirmed further down that 0 can't be the min. Is the minimal overlap .25?
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Carcass can you provide the right answer?
I do think E could be the solution.
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To be honest I strongly suggest forgetting this question because is badly worded.

The explanation provided by pranab01 above makes sense, though. Do not be foolish but the author of this post (which is me) I did not post this question.

For different reasons behind, I am in the first post but these questions are not on my radar when I post on the board.

basically it is a bad copy of the following official question https://gre.myprepclub.com/forum/qotd-19-f ... -2639.html

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