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Probability of an impossible event is:

Answer: 0.

  • A 0
  • B 0.5
  • C 1
  • D Undefined

Correct answer: A. 0

Explanation: An impossible event never occurs, so P(impossible) = 0.

UABA and BA onlyB onlyOutside both circles: complement of (A union B)

Venn diagram of the universal set U with events A and B, showing the intersection (A and B), the parts unique to each event, and the complement region outside both.

Concept context

Chance, events, conditional probability, and Bayes theorem

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