document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=444838>Question 444838</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a clinical trial, a drug used to reduce fever caused side effects in 9% of the patients who took it. For a new trial, three patients were selected at random. Find the probability that none of those patients had side effects.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A. 0.27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B. 0.753571<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C. 0.0081<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D. 0.000729<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #306554 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=htmentor><B>htmentor(1343)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=htmentor><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=htmentor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=306554\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The probability that a patient DOES NOT have side effects = 1 - 0.09 = 0.91<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The probability that all 3 did not have side effects is the product of the individual probabilities:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(no side effects) = 0.91*0.91*0.91 = 0.753571<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ans: B </SPAN>\n" );
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