A medical researcher is studying the spread of a virus in a population of 1000 laboratory mice. During any week, there is an 80% probability that an infected mouse will overcome the virus, and during the same week there is a 10% probability that a noninfected mouse will become infected. Three hundred mice are currently infected with the virus. How many will be infected (a) next week and (b) in 3 weeks?

A medical researcher is studying the spread of a virus in a population of 1000 laboratory mice. During any week, there is an 80% probability that an infected mouse will overcome the virus, and during the same week there is a 10% probability that a noninfected mouse will become infected. Three hundred mice are currently infected with the virus. How many will be infected (a) next week and (b) in 3 weeks?

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A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

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