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An experiment has the four possible mutually exculusive and exhaustive outcomes A,B,C and D. Check whether the following assignments of probability are permissible.(i)`P(A)=0.15,P(B)=0.30,P(C)=0.43,P(D)=0.12`
(ii)`P(A)=0.22,P(B)=0.38,P(C)=0.16,P(D)=0.34`
(iii)`P(A)=2/5,P(B)=3/5,P(C)=-(1)/(5),P(D)=1/5`

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(i)`=>`Permissible
(ii)`=>`Not permissible
(iii)SinceP©<0`=>`Not permissible`
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