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Given: P(A' B) = (1)/(7) and P(A B) = (2)/(9).

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1. (i) Probability of Events A and B
Given: P(A′∩B)=17P(A' \cap B) = \frac{1}{7} and P(A∩B)=29P(A \cap B) = \frac{2}{9}.
(Note: We assume the given P(A′∩D)P(A' \cap D) is a typo and should be P(A′∩B)P(A' \cap B).)

a) Calculate P(B)P(B).
The probability of event B occurring is the sum of the probabilities of (A and B) and (not A and B), since these are disjoint events that make up B.

P(B)=P(A∩B)+P(A′∩B)P(B) = P(A \cap B) + P(A' \cap B) P(B)=29+17P(B) = \frac{2}{9} + \frac{1}{7}

To add these fractions, find a common denominator, which is 9×7=639 \times 7 = 63.

P(B)=2×79×7+1×97×9P(B) = \frac{2 \times 7}{9 \times 7} + \frac{1 \times 9}{7 \times 9} P(B)=1463+963P(B) = \frac{14}{63} + \frac{9}{63} P(B)=14+963P(B) = \frac{14 + 9}{63} P(B)=2363P(B) = \boxed{\frac{23}{63}}

b) Calculate P(A∖B)P(A \setminus B).
The notation P(A∖B)P(A \setminus B) typically means P(A and not B)P(A \text{ and not } B), which is P(A∩B′)P(A \cap B'). However, with the given information, P(A∩B′)P(A \cap B') cannot be determined as P(A)P(A) is unknown.
A common alternative interpretation for ∖\setminus in some contexts, or a possible misprint for ∣|, is conditional probability P(A∣B)P(A|B). We will proceed with this interpretation as it allows for a solvable problem.

P(A∣B)=P(A∩B)P(B)P(A|B) = \frac{P(A \cap B)}{P(B)}

Using the values from the given information and part a):

P(A∣B)=292363P(A|B) = \frac{\frac{2}{9}}{\frac{23}{63}}
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