Suppose that P(A) = 0.42, P(B) = 0.5, and events A and B are independent.What is P(A and B)? Do not round your answer.

For independent events, the probability that both occur is the product of their probabilities: P(A and B) = P(A) × P(B). Thus, 0.42 × 0.5 = 0.21, so the answer is 0.21.

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