SOLUTION: it is claimed the 75% of drivers wear seatbelts. assuming that this is true, find the probability that out of four randomly selected drivers, none wear seatbelts. So, is the prob

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Question 233473: it is claimed the 75% of drivers wear seatbelts. assuming that this is true, find the probability that out of four randomly selected drivers, none wear seatbelts.
So, is the probability of wearing a seatbelt 0.5 or 0.75?

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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it is claimed the 75% of drivers wear seatbelts. assuming that this is true, find the probability that out of four randomly selected drivers, none wear seatbelts.
So, is the probability of wearing a seatbelt 0.5 or 0.75?
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If you were to pick a driver at random the probability
that person wore seat belts is 0.75
The probability that person did not wear seat belts is 0.25.
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P(none of 4 wear seatbelts) = (0.25)^4 = 0.0039
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Stan H.