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An insurance company insured 2000 scooters and 300 motorcycles. The probability of an accident involving a scooter is 0.01 and that of a motorcycle of 0.02. an insured vehicle met with an accident. Find the probability that the accidental vehicle was as motorcycle.

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`A` = shows the vehicle meets the accident

` E_1`=shows is a scooter

`E_2`= shows is a motorcycle.

`therefore P(E_{1})=frac{2000}{5000}=0.4 `

`P(E_{2})=frac{3000}{5000}=0.6`

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