Understanding Basic Statistics 6th Edition by Charles Henry Brase,Corrinne Pellillo Brase

Exercise 58

Interpretation You are applying for two jobs, and you estimate the probabil­ity of getting an offer for the first job is 0.70 while the probability of getting an offer for the second job is 0.80. Assumes the job offers are independent.
(a) Compute the probability of getting offers for both jobs. How does this probability compare to the probability of getting each individual job offer
(b) Compute the probability of getting an offer for either the first or the sec­ond job. How does this probability compare to the probability of getting each individual job offer Does it seem worthwhile to apply for both jobs Explain.