Question

the table summarizes results from 978 pedestrian deaths that were caused by automobile accidents.
if one of the pedestrian deaths is randomly selected, find the probability that the driver was intoxicated.
report the answer as a percent rounded to one decimal place accuracy. you need not enter the \%\ symbol.
prob = %

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate the total number of driver - intoxicated cases

The number of driver - intoxicated cases is \(43 + 73=116\)

Step2: Calculate the probability

The total number of pedestrian deaths is \(978\). The probability \(P\) that the driver was intoxicated is given by the formula \(P=\frac{\text{Number of driver - intoxicated cases}}{\text{Total number of cases}}\). So \(P = \frac{116}{978}\)

Step3: Convert to percentage

\(P=\frac{116}{978}\times100\%\approx11.9\%\)

Answer:

\(11.9\)