document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=835074>Question 835074</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A surgical technique is performed on seven patients. You are told there is a 70% chance of success. Find the probability that the surgery is successful for (a) exactly five patients, (b) at least five patients, and (c) less than five patients. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Binomial Problem with n = 7 and p(success) = 0.7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the probability that the surgery is successful for <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a) exactly five patients::: 7C5*0.7^5*0.3^2 = binompdf(7,0.7,5) = 0.3177<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(b) at least five patients::: 1- binomcdf(7,0.7,4) = 0.6471<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(c) less than five patients:::binomcdf(7,0.7,4)= 0.3529<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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