Let t represent the total number of hours that a truck driver spends during a year driving on a certain highway connecting two cities, and let p(t) represent the probability that the driver will have at least one accident during these t hours. Then, 0 ≤ p(t) ≤ 1, and 1 - p(t) represents the probability of not having an accident. Under ordinary conditions, the rate of increase in the probability of an accident (as a function of t) is proportional to the probability of not having an accident. Construct and solve a differential equation for this situation.

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Let t represent the total number of hours that a truck driver spends during a year driving on a certain highway connecting two cities, and let p(t) represent the probability that the driver will have at least one accident during these t hours. Then, 0 ≤ p(t) ≤ 1, and 1 - p(t) represents the probability of not having an accident. Under ordinary conditions, the rate of increase in the probability of an accident (as a function of t) is proportional to the probability of not having an accident. Construct and solve a differential equation for this situation.

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