Calculate the following probabilities, to two decimal places: If P(A)=0.46, P(B)=0.59, and P(A or B)=0.87, what is P(A and B)? If events A and B are independent, and P(A)=0.38 and P(B)=0.46, what is P(A or B)?

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Calculate the following probabilities, to two decimal places:

If P(A)=0.46, P(B)=0.59, and P(A or B)=0.87, what is P(A and B)?

If events A and B are independent, and P(A)=0.38 and P(B)=0.46, what is P(A or B)?

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