Are These Probability Calculations Correct?

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[tex]P(\text{stop at first light signal}) = 0.4 = P(A)[/tex]

[tex]P(\text{stop at second light signal}) = 0.5 = P(B)[/tex]

[tex]P(\text{stop at least one of two signals}) = 0.6 = P(A \cup B)[/tex]

Then [tex]P(A \cap B) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A \cup B) = 0.3[/tex]

[tex]P( \text{first signal but not second}) = P(A \cap B') = 1-0.3 = 0.7[/tex]

[tex]P(\text{exactly one signal}) = P(A \cup B) - P(A \cap B) = P(A \Delta B) = 0.3[/tex]


Are these correct?
 
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yeah that's incorrect. It should be [tex]P(A \cap B') = P(A) - P(A \cap B) = 0.4-0.3 = 0.1[/tex]
 
tronter said:
yeah that's incorrect. It should be [tex]P(A \cap B') = P(A) - P(A \cap B) = 0.4-0.3 = 0.1[/tex]
Shouldn't it be [tex]P(A \cap B') = P(A) * (1-P(B))[/tex]

Assuming there independent