The multiplication law is potentially helpful when we are interested in computing the probability of

A) mutually exclusive events.
B) the intersection of two events.
C) the union of two events.
D) conditional events.

Multiplication Law

A probability law used to compute the probability of the intersection of two events. It is P(A ∩ B) = P(B)P(A ∣ B) or P(A ∩ B) = P(A)P(B ∣ A). For independent events it reduces to P(A ∩ B) = P(A)P(B).

Mutually Exclusive

Events that cannot occur at the same time; the occurrence of one event excludes the possibility of the other event(s).

Intersection

The set of elements common to two or more sets.