SOLUTION: The chance of getting a particular disease sometime during your lifetime is estimated at 1 in 20.
Smoking increases the risk of developing the disease during your lifetime by 10%.
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Question 347073: The chance of getting a particular disease sometime during your lifetime is estimated at 1 in 20.
Smoking increases the risk of developing the disease during your lifetime by 10%.
How many people out of a group of 1000 smokers would you expect to get the disease sometime during their lifetime?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The chance of getting a particular disease sometime during your lifetime is estimated at 1 in 20.
Smoking increases the risk of developing the disease during your lifetime by 10%.
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(1/20)+(0.10) = 0.05+0.10 = 0.15
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How many people out of a group of 1000 smokers would you expect to get the disease sometime during their lifetime?
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Ans: 0.15*1000 = 150
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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