Police stopped 527 drivers. Of those stopped, 298 were ticketed. Of those 298, exactly 127 were cited for more than one violation. Estimate the probability that a driver who was stopped got a ticket.

Question

Which way is the correct one?
1/527=.0018 or 1/298=.003
Or am I way off?

Answer 1

Is my question to vague? I am an older college student struggling to do statistics with no algebra background!!

Answer 2

Way off. Probability = ticketed drivers/total = 298/527 = ?

1/527 = P(a particular driver was stopped)

1/298 = P(a particular driver was ticketed)

Answer 3

Thank you!!!!!