When a new highway is formed, the smoothness of the surface must be verified. A contractor is making a bid for this job and has a truck with the relevant detector. This detector must meet minimum standards for detecting irregularities in the road surface. If there is a roadway irregularity, there is a probability of 0.99 the detector will detect it. If there is no irregularity, there is a 0.06 probability detector will identify it as irregular (a false positive). It is known through experience that 3 miles out of 100 miles actually contain irregularities. a. What is the probability the detector will identify a random mile of roadway as irregular? Give your answer to four decimal places.
b. Given a randomly selected miles has been identified as irregular by the detector, what is the probability it actually is irregular? Give your answer to four decimal places.