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If A and B are two candidates seeking admission in an engineering college. The probability that A is selected is 0.5 and the probability that both A and B are selected is at most 0.3. Is it possible that the probability of B getting selected is 0.7 ? Select the correct answer from above options

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Here, P(A)=0.5,P(A∩B)≤0.3 Now, P(A)×P(B)≤0.3 ⇒ 0.5×P(B)≤0.3 ⇒ P(B)≤0.6 Hence, it is false statement.

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