At a used-book sale 100 books are adult books and 160 are


At a used-book sale, 100 books are adult books and 160 are children’s books. Of the adult books, 70 are nonfictions while 60 of the children’s books are nonfiction. A book is selected at random.

i) What is the probability that the selected book is an adult book or a fiction book?

ii) Are the events A : ‘selecting an adult book’ and B : ‘selecting a fiction book’ independent events? 

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