A study of 31,000 hospital admissions in New York State found that  3% of the admissions led to treatment-caused injuries. One-seventh of these treatment-caused injuries resulted in death, and one-fourth were caused by negligence. Malpractice claims were filed in one out of  7.0 cases involving negligence, and payments were made in one out of every two claims.   c. What is the probability a person admitted to the hospital will result in a malpractice claim that must be paid due to a negligent treatment that caused injury (to 5 decimals)?

Holt Mcdougal Larson Pre-algebra: Student Edition 2012
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Author:HOLT MCDOUGAL
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Chapter11: Data Analysis And Probability
Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events
Problem 2C
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A study of 31,000 hospital admissions in New York State found that  3% of the admissions led to treatment-caused injuries. One-seventh of these treatment-caused injuries resulted in death, and one-fourth were caused by negligence. Malpractice claims were filed in one out of  7.0 cases involving negligence, and payments were made in one out of every two claims.

 

c. What is the probability a person admitted to the hospital will result in a malpractice claim that must be paid due to a negligent treatment that caused injury (to 5 decimals)?

 

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