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19.    In an entrance test that is graded on the basis of two examinations, the probability of a randomly chosen student passing the first examination is \small 0.8 and the probability of passing  the second examination is  \small 0.7 . The probability of passing atleast one of them is  \small 0.95 . What is the probability of passing both? 

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Let A be the event that the student passes the first examination and B be the event that the students passes the second examination.

P(A \cup B) is probability of passing at least one of the examination.

Therefore, 

P(A \cup B) = 0.95 , P(A)=0.8, P(B)=0.7

We know,

P(A \cup B) = P(A)+ P(B) - P(A  \cap B) 

\implies P(A \cap B) = 0.8 + 0.7 - 0.95 = 1.5 -0.95 = 0.55

Hence,the probability that the student will pass both the examinations is 0.55

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