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Let A, B and C be three events, which are pair-wise independent and $$\bar{E}$$ denotes the complement of an event E. If $$P(A \cap B \cap C) = 0$$ and $$P(C) > 0$$, then $$P\left[(\bar{A} \cap \bar{B}) | C\right]$$ is equal to:
We have three events $$A,\;B,\;C$$ that are pair-wise independent, so by definition we know
$$P(A\cap B)=P(A)\,P(B),\qquad P(A\cap C)=P(A)\,P(C),\qquad P(B\cap C)=P(B)\,P(C).$$
It is given that the simultaneous occurrence of all three events is impossible, that is
$$P(A\cap B\cap C)=0,$$
and also that $$P(C)>0.$$
We are asked to find the conditional probability
$$P\!\left[(\bar A\cap\bar B)\mid C\right].$$
By the definition of conditional probability,
$$P\!\left[(\bar A\cap\bar B)\mid C\right]= \frac{P\!\big((\bar A\cap\bar B)\cap C\big)}{P(C)}.$$
We now compute the numerator $$P((\bar A\cap\bar B)\cap C).$$ Observe that
$$(\bar A\cap\bar B)\cap C = C\setminus\big((A\cup B)\cap C\big) = C-\big((A\cap C)\cup(B\cap C)\big).$$
Using the addition rule for probabilities, we have
$$P\!\big((A\cap C)\cup(B\cap C)\big) = P(A\cap C)+P(B\cap C)-P(A\cap B\cap C).$$
Substituting the given information and the results from pair-wise independence:
$$P(A\cap C)=P(A)P(C),\qquad P(B\cap C)=P(B)P(C),\qquad P(A\cap B\cap C)=0.$$
So
$$P\!\big((A\cap C)\cup(B\cap C)\big) = P(A)P(C)+P(B)P(C)-0 = P(C)\big(P(A)+P(B)\big).$$
Hence
$$P\big((\bar A\cap\bar B)\cap C\big) = P(C)-P\!\big((A\cap C)\cup(B\cap C)\big) = P(C)-P(C)\big(P(A)+P(B)\big).$$
Taking $$P(C)$$ common, we get
$$P\big((\bar A\cap\bar B)\cap C\big) = P(C)\big[1-P(A)-P(B)\big] = P(C)\big[(1-P(A))-P(B)\big].$$
Recalling that $$1-P(A)=P(\bar A),$$ we have
$$P\big((\bar A\cap\bar B)\cap C\big) = P(C)\big[P(\bar A)-P(B)\big].$$
Now divide by $$P(C)$$ to obtain the desired conditional probability:
$$P\!\left[(\bar A\cap\bar B)\mid C\right] = \frac{P(C)\big[P(\bar A)-P(B)\big]}{P(C)} = P(\bar A)-P(B).$$
Thus, the required value equals $$P(\bar A)-P(B),$$ which matches Option A.
Hence, the correct answer is Option A.
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