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Question 450392: A new drug being tested causes side effects in 25% of the patients that take it. If 6 patients are selected at random, what is the probability that all 6 will have side effects? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A new drug being tested causes side effects in 25% of the patients that take it. If 6 patients are selected at random, what is the probability that all 6 will have side effects?
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Binomial Problem with n = 6 and p = 0.25
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P(x = 6) = 0.25^6 = 0.0002441..
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Stan H.
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