Question

A study of teenage drivers found that 63% text while driving and 30% have a car accident in their first year of driving. 21% of teenage drivers text while driving AND have a car accident in their first year.

Find the probability that a teenager gets into an accident in the first year of driving, given that he or she texts while driving. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.

Answer 1

Answer:

33.33%

Step-by-step explanation:

63% of teenage drivers text while driving

21% of teenage drivers text while driving and have car accident in their first year

This means that a third of teenage drivers that text while driving get involved in a car accident during their first year, 33.33% is the probability then