Is my Venn diagram for probability of event B correct?

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Homework Statement


It's given that the total probability of event b =P(B)

If A1 , A2 ... An are mutually exclusive and exhaustive events , then probability of B =



Homework Equations

The Attempt at a Solution


P(B) = P(A1) x P(B | A1) + P(A2) x P(B | A2) + P(A3) x P(B | A3) + ... P(An) x P(B | An)

IS it correct if i represent them in this Venn's diagram ?
 

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tzx9633 said:
IS it correct if i represent them in this Venn's diagram ?
That depends. Is the region not included in any of the blue circles one of the Ai?
 
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tzx9633 said:

Homework Statement


It's given that the total probability of event b =P(B)

If A1 , A2 ... An are mutually exclusive and exhaustive events , then probability of B =



Homework Equations

The Attempt at a Solution


P(B) = P(A1) x P(B | A1) + P(A2) x P(B | A2) + P(A3) x P(B | A3) + ... P(An) x P(B | An)

IS it correct if i represent them in this Venn's diagram ?

The statement ##P(B) = \sum_{i=1}^n P(A_i) P(B|A_i)## is correct ONLY if ##B \subset \cup_{i=1}^n A_i##. In your case you said the ##\{ A_i \}## are mutually exclusive and exhaustive (meaning that ##\cup_{i=1}^n A_i## is the whole sample space), so the equation is correct. I guess you are asking if your Venn diagram is also correct. Well, do you have ##B \subset \cup_{i=1}^n A_i## in your diagram?
 

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