alleryStart learning →The product rule P(A and B) = P(A)P(B) holds when A and B are?
Acomplementary events
Bexhaustive events
Cmutually exclusive
Dindependent events
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. independent events
Multiplication of the separate chances gives the joint probability only for independent events.
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