document.write( "Question 682694: A manufacturer of headache medicine claims it is 60 percent effective within a few minutes. that is, out of every 100 users 60 get relief within a few minutes. A group of 10 patients are given the medicine. If the claim is true, what is the probability that 3 have relief within a few minutes? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #423372 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! A manufacturer of headache medicine claims it is 60 percent effective within a few minutes. that is, out of every 100 users 60 get relief within a few minutes. A group of 10 patients are given the medicine. If the claim is true, what is the probability that 3 have relief within a few minutes? \n" ); document.write( "-------- \n" ); document.write( "Binomial Problem with n = 10 ; p(effective) = 0.6 \n" ); document.write( "------ \n" ); document.write( "P(x = 3) = 10C3*0.6^3*0.4^7 = 0.0425 \n" ); document.write( "====================================== \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "=========== \n" ); document.write( " |