SOLUTION: There were 50 patients in a ward, 20 girls and 30 boys. 10 girls and 20 boys required surgery. What is the probability of each patient being selected correctly for surgery?

Question 1188821: There were 50 patients in a ward, 20 girls and 30 boys. 10 girls and 20 boys required surgery. What is the probability of each patient being selected correctly for surgery?
Answer by ikleyn(52814) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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There were 50 patients in a ward, 20 girls and 30 boys. 10 girls and 20 boys required surgery.
What is the probability of each patient being selected correctly for surgery?
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Quite idiotic question.

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I read recently in the news that doctors-surgeons amputated a wrong leg to a patient, by mistake.

Perhaps, your problem came from the same hospital . . .

Do they toss a coin to determine to whom select for a surgery ?

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