Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Section 5.3 - Assess Your Understanding - Applying the Concepts - Page 286: 27c

Answer

$P(none~of~the~3~has~driven~while~under~the~influence~of~alcohol)=0.357911$

Work Step by Step

$29$% $=0.29$ The event "21- to 25-year-olds has not driven while under the influence of alcohol" is the complement of "21- to 25-year-olds has driven while under the influence of alcohol". So, we use the Complement Rule (see page 275): $P(21- to~25-year-olds~has~not~driven~while~under~the~influence~of~alcohol)=1-P(21- to~25-year-olds~has~driven~while~under~the~influence~of~alcohol)=1-0.29=0.71$ The events "21- to 25-year-olds 1 has not driven while under the influence of alcohol", "21- to 25-year-olds 2 has not driven while under the influence of alcohol" and "21- to 25-year-olds 3 has not driven while under the influence of alcohol" are independent. Using the Multiplication Rule for Independent Events (page 282): $P(none~of~the~3~has~driven~while~under~the~influence~of~alcohol)=P(21- to~25-year-olds~1~has~not~driven~while~under~the~influence~of~alcohol)\times P(21- to~25-year-olds~2~has~not~driven~while~under~the~influence~of~alcohol)\times P(21- to~25-year-olds~3~has~not~driven~while~under~the~influence~of~alcohol)=0.71\times0.71\times0.71=0.357911$
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