An insurance company found that 2.5​% of male drivers between the ages of 18 and 25 are involved in serious accidents annually. To simplify the​ analysis, assume that every such accident costs the insurance company ​$64,000 and that a driver can only have one of these accidents in a year. Complete parts​ (a) through​ (c).   (b) Suppose that the company writes​ 1,000 such policies to a collection of drivers. What is the probability that the company makes a profit on these​ policies? Assume that the drivers​ don't run into each other and behave independently.   ​P(profit)=

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An insurance company found that

2.5​%

of male drivers between the ages of 18 and 25 are involved in serious accidents annually. To simplify the​ analysis, assume that every such accident costs the insurance company

​$64,000

and that a driver can only have one of these accidents in a year. Complete parts​ (a) through​ (c).

 

(b) Suppose that the company writes​ 1,000 such policies to a collection of drivers. What is the probability that the company makes a profit on these​ policies? Assume that the drivers​ don't run into each other and behave independently.
 
​P(profit)=
​(Round to five decimal places as​ needed.)
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