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The probability that a patient recovers from a stomach
Chapter 3, Problem 40E(choose chapter or problem)
The probability that a patient recovers from a stomach disease is .8. Suppose 20 people are known to have contracted this disease. What is the probability that
a. exactly 14 recover?
b. at least 10 recover?
c. at least 14 but not more than 18 recover?
d. at most 16 recover?
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QUESTION:
The probability that a patient recovers from a stomach disease is .8. Suppose 20 people are known to have contracted this disease. What is the probability that
a. exactly 14 recover?
b. at least 10 recover?
c. at least 14 but not more than 18 recover?
d. at most 16 recover?
ANSWER:
Step 1 of 5:
Here it is given that the probability that a patient recovers from a stomach disease is 0.8.
Also, it is given that 20 people contracted this disease. Using this we need to find the required probabilities.
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