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Homework Statement
I have to prove that for any two events A and B
P(A and B|A) \geq P(A and B| A or B)
Homework Equations
P(A and B) = P(A) . P(B|A)
P(A|B) = (P(A) . P(B|A))/P(B)
The Attempt at a Solution
I tried to simplify the left side with this reasoning
P(A and B|A) = P(A) . P((B|A)|A)
= P(A) . P(B|A)
= P(A and B)
My reasoning for going from step 1 to two is that condition A is already fulfilled, and asking for it a second time is needless. My friend however, disagrees with this.
I am having problems with simplifying the right side because I don't know if there is a system of priorities in probability mathematics (e.g. "condition" has a priority over "and", "or" over "condition", ...
Any help in the right direction would be greatly welcomed.