There is a particular probability that each student in a certain class will skip class tomorrow

Question

There is a particular probability that each student in a certain class will skip class tomorrow, and these probabilities are independent. If the probability that Jan will skip class tomorrow is  and the probability that Deva will skip class tomorrow is , what is the probability that more than 1 of the 2 students will skip class tomorrow?

Answer 1

If A and B are independent events, then the probability of A and B is:

P(A and B) = P(A)•P(B)

Let A= Jan will skip class tomorrow

B= Deva will skip class tomorrow

A and B = Jan and Deva will skip class tomorrow

P(A) = 0.36

P(B) = 0.29

P(A and B) = ?

P(A and B) = 0.36•0.29 = 0.1044