SOLUTION: If the probability of being hospitalized during a year is 0.05, find the probability that no one in a family of five will be hospitalized in a year.
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Question 1049911: If the probability of being hospitalized during a year is 0.05, find the probability that no one in a family of five will be hospitalized in a year.
Answer by jorel555(1290) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The probability of being hospitalized is .05; so the probability of NOT being hospitalized is .95. So, for five people the probability of noone being hospitalized is .95^5, or 0.7737809375. ☺☺☺☺
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