Consider the following sample space, S, and several events defined in it.S = {Albert, Betty, Abel, Jack, Patty, Meagan}, and the events are: F = {Betty, Patty, Meagan}, H = {Abel, Meagan}, and P = {Betty, Abel}.F $\cup$ H is ___.
A){Meagan}
B){Betty, Abel, Patty, Meagan}
C)empty, since F and H are complements
D)empty, since F and H are independent
E)empty, since F and H are mutually exclusive

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F ∪ H is the union of sets F and H, which includes all elements that are in either F or H or both. Thus, F ∪ H = {Betty, Patty, Meagan, Abel}.

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