Suppose 25% of all cars in a particular state emit excessive pollution. A particular issions test is 99% accurate when applied to cars which are known to emit excessiv llution, but this same test also indicates excessive pollution 17% of the time when plied to cars that are emission-compliant. a) What is the chance the test indicates a randomly selected car is emitting too mu pollution? b) Given that the test suggests a car is emitting excessive pollution, with what
Suppose 25% of all cars in a particular state emit excessive pollution. A particular issions test is 99% accurate when applied to cars which are known to emit excessiv llution, but this same test also indicates excessive pollution 17% of the time when plied to cars that are emission-compliant. a) What is the chance the test indicates a randomly selected car is emitting too mu pollution? b) Given that the test suggests a car is emitting excessive pollution, with what
Chapter8: Sequences, Series,and Probability
Section8.7: Probability
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