Complementary Events: The Addition Law of Probability y y Two events A and B are complementary if they are mutually exclusive

and in a single trial either A or B must happen. Hence, if A and B are complementary events then   

Example 6: The lifespan of 5000 electrical components are measured to assess their reliability. The lifespan (L) is recorded and the results are shown in the table below. Find the probability that a randomly selected component will last more than 3 years.
                      

 Example 7:

 

Three transistors are tested. The probability that none of them work is 0.03. What is the probability that at least one transistor works?
y y y y           work .                        .          is complementary to none of the resistors