document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=617199>Question 617199</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In testing a new drug, researchers found that 1% of all patients using it will have a mild side effect. A random sample of 12 patients using the drug is selected . Find the probability that:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A. Exactly one will have this mild side effect<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B. at least one will have this mild effect.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "N= 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P= .01 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Binomial problems with n = 12 and p(side effect) = 0.01<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A. Exactly one will have this mild side effect<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(x = 1) 12C1*0.01^1*0.99^11 = binompdf(12,0.01,1) = 0.1074<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B. at least one will have this mild effect.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(x >= 1) = 1 - P(x = 0) = 1 - 0.99^12 = 0.1136<BR>\n" );
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