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A and B are two events such that P (A) ≠ 0. Find P (B|A), if A is a subset of B.

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A and B are two events such that P (A) ≠ 0. Find P (B|A), if  A is a subset of B.

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P (B|A) = `(P (A cap B))/(P (A))`

`= (P (A))/(P(A)) = 1`          ...(∵ A ⊂ B ⇒ A ∩ B = A)

A is a subset of set B.

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Chapter 13: Probability - Exercise 13.6 [Page 582]

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