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Class 12MathematicsProbability

In Insurance Company insured 2000 scooter drives, 4000 car drivers and 6000 truck drivers. The probability of an accident involving a scooter driver, car driver and a truck is 0.01, 0.03 and 0.15 respectively. One of the insured person meets with an accident. What is the probability that he is a scooter driver?

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Let E1, E2, E3 and A be the events defined as follows:

E1 = person chosen is a scooter driver,          

E2 = person chosen is a car driver,

E3 = person chosen is a truck driver, and 

A = person meets with an accident.  Since there are 12000 persons, therefore, 

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In Insurance Company insured 2000 scooter drives, 4000 car drivers and 6000 truck drivers. The probability of an accident involving a scooter driver, car driver and a truck is 0.01, 0.03 and 0.15 respectively. One of the insured person meets with an accident. What is the probability that he is a scooter driver? | Shiksha Nation