The State Police are trying to crack down on speeding on a particular portion of the Massachusetts Turnpike. To aid in this pursuit, they have purchased a new radar gun that promises greater consistency and reliability. Specifically, the gun advertises ± one-mile-per-hour accuracy 75% of the time; that is, there is a 0.75 probability that the gun will detect a speeder, if the driver is actually speeding. Assume there is a 1% chance that the gun erroneously detects a speeder even when the driver is below the speed limit. Suppose that 72% of the drivers drive below the speed limit on this stretch of the Massachusetts Turnpike. a. What is the probability that the gun detects speeding and the driver was speeding?
b. What is the probability that the gun detects speeding and the driver was not speeding?
c. Suppose the police stop a driver because the gun detects speeding. What is the probability that the driver was actually driving below the speed limit?

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Answer 1
Answer:

Answer:

a) P(A∩B) = 0.21

b) P(A∩B') = 0.0072

c) P(B'|A)=0.0072/0.2172=0.0331

Step-by-step explanation:

A =  the gun will detect a speeder

B =  driver is actually speeding

P(A|B) = 0.75

P(A|B')=0.01

P(B') = 0.72

a) by definition

P(A∩B)=P(A|B)*P(B)=0.75*(1-0.72)=0.21

b) by definition

P(A∩B')=P(A|B')*P(B')=0.01*(0.72)=0.0072

c)  

by bayes theorem

P(B'|A)=P(A|B')*P(B')/P(A)

by total probability theorem

P(A)=P(A∩B)+P(A∩B')=0.21+0.0072=0.2172

so

P(B'|A)=0.0072/0.2172=0.0331

Answer 2
Answer:

Final answer:

The probabilities asked in the question are calculated using basic principles of probability: a) the probability that the radar gun detects speeding and the driver was speeding is 21%, b) the probability that the radar gun detects speeding, and the driver was not speeding is 0.72%, c) given that a driver is stopped because the radar gun detected speeding, the probability that they were actually driving within the speed limit is 3.3%.

Explanation:

The probability of a speed detection can be divided into two different categories – the probability of an accurate detection (where the driver is actually speeding), and a false detection (where the driver is not speeding).

a. The probability that the gun detects speeding and the driver was speeding is calculated by the accuracy of the gun, which is 75%, multiplied by the percentage of drivers that are actually speeding. Given that 28% of the drivers exceed the speed limit (100% - 72% safe drivers), the probability is 0.75*0.28 = 0.21 or 21%.

b. The probability that the gun detects a speeder when the driver is not speeding is calculated by multiplying the probability the gun makes an error (1%) and the chance that the driver is driving within the speed limit (72%). So, 0.01*0.72 = 0.0072 or 0.72%.

c. If the police stop a driver because the gun detects speeding, the probability that the driver was actually driving safely is calculated by taking the probability that the gun gives a false speed reading (0.72%) and dividing it by the total probability that the gun detects a speeding vehicle (accurate detection + false detection = 21% + 0.72% = 21.72%). So, 0.72 / 21.72 = 0.033 or 3.3%.

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Step-by-step explanation:

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