State whether the statements are True or False.

The probability of an occurrence of event A is .7 and that of the occurrence of event B is .3 and the probability of occurrence of both is .4.

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False

A ∩B⊆ A, B

P(A ∩B) ≤ P(A), P(B)

But given that P(B) = 0.3 and P(A ∩B) = 0.4, which is not possible.

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