If the probability that someone likes the color blue is 44% and the probability that individuals wake up early is 64%, then the probability that individuals who like the color blue and wake up early is about 23%.In this case, the two events are independent.

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If the two events are independent, the probability of both occurring is the product of their individual probabilities. Thus, the probability of someone liking blue and waking up early would be 0.44 * 0.64 = 0.2816 or 28.16%, not 23%.

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