SOLUTION: A group of people were asked if they had run a red light in the last year. 483 responded "yes", and 409 responded "no". Find the probability that if a person is chosen at random

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Question 1185922: A group of people were asked if they had run a red light in the last year. 483 responded "yes", and 409 responded "no".
Find the probability that if a person is chosen at random, they have run a red light in the last year.
Answer by ikleyn(52915) About Me  (Show Source):
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    P = 483%2F%28483+%2B+409%29 = 0.5415   (rounded).    ANSWER

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People say that in 50-es and 60-es of the last century, only few drivers had run a red light.

Everybody understood that it was PROHIBITED, and respected the law.

At nova days, half of the drivers run a red light.