document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=914089>Question 914089</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If a particular medical procedure has a 95% success rate for each time it is performed. Find the following:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a) find the probability that for 3 patients, the procedure was performed successfully for all three of them.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b) find the probability that for 4 patients, the procedure did not succeed one or more times.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c) find the probability that a given procedure will succeed, given that neither of the previous two times it was performed it was successful.<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 #554862 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ewatrrr><B>ewatrrr(24785)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ewatrrr><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=ewatrrr><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=554862\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> p(success) = .95<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(x = 3) = binompdf(3, .95 3) = .8574  0r 85.74%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P (x = 0) = binompdf(4, .95,0) = .00000625 0r P = .05^4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(3rd time yes |not successful 1st and 2nd trials) = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=.05%2A.05%2A.95 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\".05%2A.05%2A.95\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = .002375<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Or (1/3)binompdf(3, .95,1)<BR>\n" );
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