a floor in a nursing home has 18 patients on oxygen, 13 patients on bed alarms. 4 of these patients are on both oxygen and bed alarms. if you randomly choose a patient from the 40 patients on this floor, A) what is the probability that they are on oxygen and a bed alarm? B) what is the probability that they are on oxygen or a bed alarm (be careful not to double count)? C) what are the odds that the patient is on oxygen? D) what are the odds against the patient being on a bed alarm?

a floor in a nursing home has 18 patients on oxygen, 13 patients on bed alarms. 4 of these patients are on both oxygen and bed alarms. if you randomly choose a patient from the 40 patients on this floor, A) what is the probability that they are on oxygen and a bed alarm? B) what is the probability that they are on oxygen or a bed alarm (be careful not to double count)? C) what are the odds that the patient is on oxygen? D) what are the odds against the patient being on a bed alarm?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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