SOLUTION: AAA reports that of the fatal car and truck accidents, 54% are cause by car driver error. If 3 accidents are chosen at random, find the probability that all are caused by car drive

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Question 292284: AAA reports that of the fatal car and truck accidents, 54% are cause by car driver error. If 3 accidents are chosen at random, find the probability that all are caused by car driver error.
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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AAA reports that of the fatal car and truck accidents, 54% are cause by car driver error. If 3 accidents are chosen at random, find the probability that all are caused by car driver error.
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Assuming the events are independent,
P(all same cause) = 0.54^3 = 0.1575
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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