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Published on: August 13, 2026
If
and
are the probabilities of three mutually exclusive events, then the set of all values of p is
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A
Since
and
are the probabilities of the three events, we must have
and 
and 
and 
Also as
and
are the probabilities of three mutually exclusive events


Thus the required value of
are such that
Max.
min. 

Since
and
are the probabilities of the three events, we must have
and 
and 
and 
Also as
and
are the probabilities of three mutually exclusive events


Thus the required value of
are such that
Max.
min. 

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