SOLUTION: According to a medical study, 24% of all patients with high cholesterol have adverse side effects from a certain kind of medication. Consider a random sample of 250 patients. What

Question 490945: According to a medical study, 24% of all patients with high cholesterol have adverse side effects from a certain kind of medication. Consider a random sample of 250 patients. What is the probability that at most 46 patients have adverse side effects from the medication?
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According to a medical study, 24% of all patients with high cholesterol have adverse side effects from a certain kind of medication. Consider a random sample of 250 patients. What is the probability that at most 46 patients have adverse side effects from the medication?
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Binomial Problem with n = 250 and p = 0.24
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P(0<= x <= 46) = binomcdf(250,0.24,46) = 0.0205
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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