Questions: An actuary studied the likelihood that different types of drivers have at least one collision during any one-year period. The results of the study appear below.
Teen 140
Young adult 102
Middle aged adult 82
Senior 168
Find the probability that a driver with at least one collision in the past year is a Senior driver. Please enter your answer as a decimal to three decimal places.
Transcript text: An actuary studied the likelihood that different types of drivers have at least one collision during any one-year period. The results of the study appear below.
Teen 140
Young adult 102
Middle aged adult 82
Senior 168
Find the probability that a driver with at least one collision in the past year is a Senior driver. Please enter your answer as a decimal to three decimal places.
Solution
Solution Steps
Step 1: Identify the given data
The table provides the number of drivers with at least one collision in the past year for each age group. Specifically:
Teen: 140 collisions
Young adult: 102 collisions
Middle-aged adult: 82 collisions (out of 1260 total drivers)
Senior: 168 collisions (out of 4018 total drivers)
Step 2: Calculate the total number of drivers with at least one collision
To find the total number of drivers with at least one collision, sum the collisions across all age groups:
\[
\text{Total collisions} = 140 + 102 + 82 + 168 = 492
\]
Step 3: Calculate the probability that a driver with at least one collision is a Senior driver
The probability \( P \) that a driver with at least one collision is a Senior driver is given by:
\[
P = \frac{\text{Number of Senior drivers with at least one collision}}{\text{Total number of drivers with at least one collision}}
\]
Substitute the values:
\[
P = \frac{168}{492} = 0.3415
\]
Rounding to three decimal places:
\[
P \approx 0.342
\]
Final Answer
The probability that a driver with at least one collision in the past year is a Senior driver is \(\boxed{0.342}\).