Red cab operates 30% of the taxis in a certain city, and orange cab operates 70% of the taxis. After a nighttime hit-and-run accident involving a taxi, any eyewitness said the cab is orange. Suppose under the night condition, theprobability that only 60% of individuals can correctly distinguish between a red and an orange car. What is theposterior probability that the vehicle at fault is red?

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A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

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