SOLUTION: A doctor knows that one particular treatment has a 30% cure rate. If that treatment is used on six different patients, what is the probability that at least one patient is cured?
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Question 952490: A doctor knows that one particular treatment has a 30% cure rate. If that treatment is used on six different patients, what is the probability that at least one patient is cured? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A doctor knows that one particular treatment has a 30% cure rate. If that treatment is used on six different patients, what is the probability that at least one patient is cured?
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Ans: P(at least one cured) = 1 - P(none are cured) = 1-0.7^6 = 0.8824
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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