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Chapter 9, Problem 11P
(a)
To determine
Determine the percent of blacks and whites are driving drunk at night.
(b)
To determine
Determine of the 5000 cars observed how many are driven by blacks, and how many are driven by whites.
(c)
To determine
Identify the percent of black people that arrested for drunk driving under the enforcement scheme.
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