document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=535841>Question 535841</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I set this up(not on the calculation):<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hospital records show that of patients suffering from a certain disease, 75% die of it. What is the probability that of 6 randomly selected patients, 4 will recover? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The probability of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large k\"> successes in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large n\"> trials where <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large p\"> is the probability of success on any given trial is given by:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ P_n(k,p)\ =\ \left(n\cr k\right\)\left(p\right)^k\left(1\,-\,p\right)^{n\,-\,k}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Where <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \left(n\cr k\right\)\"> is the number of combinations of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large n\"> things taken <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large k\"> at a time and is calculated by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large \frac{n!}{k!(n\,-\,k)!}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If 75% die, 25% recover.  So calculate:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ P_6(4,0.25)\ =\ \left(6\cr 4\right\)\left(0.25\right)^4\left(1\,-\,0.25\right)^{6\,-\,4}\ =\ 15\left(0.25\right)^4\left(0.75\right)^2\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I did part of your arithmetic for you.  You can do the rest for yourself.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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