SOLUTION: In a clinical trial, a drug used to reduce bleed pressure caused side effects in 2% of the patients who took it. For a new trial, two patients were selected at random. Find the p

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Question 840356: In a clinical trial, a drug used to reduce bleed pressure caused side effects in 2% of the patients who took it. For a new trial, two patients were selected at random. Find the probability that neither of the patients had side effects
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In a clinical trial, a drug used to reduce bleed pressure caused side effects in 2% of the patients who took it. For a new trial, two patients were selected at random. Find the probability that neither of the patients had side effects
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Ans: 0.98^2 = 0.9604
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