Is this an equivalent formula for P(A or B or C) ?

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The formula for calculating P(A ∪ B ∪ C) is correctly derived using the Principle of Inclusion-Exclusion. This principle provides a systematic method for finding the probability of the union of multiple events by accounting for overlaps. The discussion confirms the validity of the formula presented and references the Wikipedia page on Inclusion-Exclusion for further details.

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I was trying to derive a formula to find P(A \cup B \cup C).

I came up with the following:

http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/2154/probabilitymp7.jpg

Is that correct?
 
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Yes it's correct
 

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