SOLUTION: In a primary care clinic, 25% of all patients who have appointments fail to show up. Each clinic sessions has 10 scheduled appointments. 1) What is the probability that half of th

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Question 658025: In a primary care clinic, 25% of all patients who have appointments fail to show up. Each clinic sessions has 10 scheduled appointments. 1) What is the probability that half of the patients fail to show up? 2) What is the probability that all patients show up? 3) In a week, there are 10 clinic sessions. How many patients would you expect to fail to show up?
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Hi,

In a primary care clinic, 25% of all patients who have appointments fail to show up. 

10 scheduled appointments:

P(1/2 show up) = 10C5%28.25%29%5E5%28.75%29%5E5

P(all show) = 10C10%28.75%29%5E10%28.25%29%5E0

week: 100 appointments. Would expect .25%2A100 = 25 to not show Up