Of the reported 1667 car accidents in Stevens County last year, 913 of them occu

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Of the reported 1667 car accidents in Stevens County last year, 913 of them occurred within 1 mile of the person's home. Round your answers to 3 significant digits*.

(a) If one of the reported car accidents is randomly selected, what is the probability that it occurred within 1 mile of the person's home?


(b) Estimate the probability that the next reported car accident in Stevens County will be within 1 mile of the person's home.

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*Significant Digits: Here are some probabilities expressed to 3 significant digits. You start counting digits from left to right starting with the first non-zero digit.

0.123      0.0123      0.00123      0.102      0.350      0.300

Explanation / Answer

a) probability that it occurred within 1 mile of the person's home=913/1667=0.547

b)probability that the next reported car accident in Stevens County will be within 1 mile of the person's home=913/1667=0.547

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