A dashboard warning light is supposed to flash red if a car's oil pressure is too low. On a certain model, the probability of the light flashing when it should is 0.99. However, 2% of the time; it flashes for no apparent reason. If there is a 10% chance that the oil pressure really is low, what is the probability that a driver needs to be concerned if the warning light goes on?

A dashboard warning light is supposed to flash red if a car's oil pressure is too low. On a certain model, the probability of the light flashing when it should is 0.99. However, 2% of the time; it flashes for no apparent reason. If there is a 10% chance that the oil pressure really is low, what is the probability that a driver needs to be concerned if the warning light goes on?

College Algebra

10th Edition

ISBN:9781337282291

Author:Ron Larson

Publisher:Ron Larson

Chapter8: Sequences, Series,and Probability

Section8.7: Probability

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