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The table summarizes results from 977 pedestrian deaths that were caused by automobile accidents.Pedestrian DeathsDriverPedestrian Intoxicated?Intoxicated?YesNoYes4885No260584If one of the pedestrian deaths is randomly selected, find the probability that neither the pedestrian nor the driver wasintoxicated. Please enter a decimal to 4 places.Probability

The table summarizes results from 977 pedestrian deaths that were caused by automobile-example-1
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We are asked to find the probability that neither the pedestrian nor the driver was intoxicated.

Probability is given by

P = number of desired outcomes/total number of outcomes

From the given table we know that

Total number of pedestrian deaths = 977

The desired outcomes are

Driver intoxicated = No and Pedestrian intoxicated = No (584)

So the probability is

P = 584/977

P = 0.5977

Therefore, the probability that neither the pedestrian nor the driver was intoxicated is 0.5977

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