IDNLearn.com connects you with a community of knowledgeable individuals ready to help. Receive prompt and accurate responses to your questions from our community of knowledgeable professionals ready to assist you at any time.

It is estimated that 52% of drivers text while driving.

Part A: What is the probability that exactly 3 drivers text while driving if a police officer pulls over five drivers? (5 points)

Part B: What is the probability the next driver texting while driving that the police officer pulls over is the fifth driver? (5 points) (10 points)


Sagot :

a) 32.4% probability that exactly 3 drivers text while driving if a police officer pulls over five drivers.

b)  2.76% probability the next driver texting while driving that the police officer pulls over is the fifth driver.

What is probability?

It is a branch of mathematics that deals with the occurrence of a random event.

Using Binomial distribution,

[tex]P(x) = C_{n , x} * p^{x}* (1-p)^ {n-x}[/tex]

We have, p= 0.52

A) probability that exactly 3 drivers text while driving if a police officer pulls over five drivers

[tex]P(x) = C_{5 , 3} * (0.52)^{3}* (0.48)^ {2}[/tex]

P(x) = 10* 0.140608* 0.2304

P(x)= 0.3239

32.4% probability that exactly 3 drivers text while driving if a police officer pulls over five drivers.

B) probability the next driver texting while driving that the police officer pulls over is the fifth driver

[tex]P(x) = C_{4 , 0} * (0.52)^{0}* (0.48)^ {4}[/tex]

P(x) = 1 * 1 * 0.053084

P(x) = 0.053084

So, 0.0531*0.52 = 0.0276

Hence, 2.76% probability the next driver texting while driving that the police officer pulls over is the fifth driver.

Learn more about binomial distribution here:

https://brainly.com/question/14565246

#SPJ1