SOLUTION: The change of a woman getting breast cancer in her lifetime is one out of eight rate, how many women in a classroom of 32 women would be expected down with breast cancer in her lif

Question 1188759: The change of a woman getting breast cancer in her lifetime is one out of eight rate, how many women in a classroom of 32 women would be expected down with breast cancer in her lifetime?
Found 2 solutions by Theo, ikleyn:
Answer by Theo(13342) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
the probability is 1/8.
1/8 * 32 = 4

based on the probability, 4 out of 32 woman are expected to get breast cancer in their lifetime.

Answer by ikleyn(52778) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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It is HOW it should be

The CHANCE of a woman getting breast cancer in her lifetime is one out of eight rate, how many women in a classroom of 32 women would be expected down with breast cancer in her lifetime?

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