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Question 183472: In a clinical trial, a drug used to reduce fever caused side effects in 2% of patients who took it. Three patients were selected at random. Find the probability that none of those patients had side effects. Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! In a clinical trial, a drug used to reduce fever caused side effects in 2% of patients who took it. Three patients were selected at random. Find the probability that none of those patients had side effects.
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P(side effects) = 0.02
P(no side effects) = 0.98
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P(no side effects for three patients) = (0.98)^3 = 0.941...
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Stan H.
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