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Question 1166952: Hospital records show that 75% of the patients will recover from a certain disease.
i. What is the probability that 2 of the 6 patients selected at random will die from a certain disease?
ii. What is the probability that 4 of the 6 patients selected at random will recover from a certain disease?

Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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25% will die
probability 2 will die
is 6C2*0.25^2*0.75^4=0.2966
probability 4 will recover is the same since that is probability two will die.