Question

Sam is testing the effectiveness of a new cough medication. There are one hundred people with a cough in the study. Thirty patients received the cough medication and seventy other patients did not receive treatment. Seventeen of the patients who received the medication reported no cough at the end of the study. Twenty-eight of the patients who did not receive medication reported no cough at the end of the study. What is the probability that a patient chosen at random from this study took the medication, given that they reported no cough?

Answer 1

I got 17% which isn't one of the choices so I can tell it's wrong >_<

Answer 2

a. 15%
b. 33%
c. 38%
d. 43%

Answer 3

Hmm i don't really understand the question...

Answer 4

try summoning people...

Answer 5

I don't want to bug anyone >_<

Answer 6

lol then let me :D
@ash2326 @brando1996 @charlotte123 please help this person!!!

Answer 7

>_<!!

Answer 8

@skullpatrol @Skyz @Figureskater120 @hartnn please help this person!

Answer 9

nnoononon noooo bugging random ppl omg >_<

Answer 10

U summoned me ._.

Answer 11

lol if u don't bug them they won't find your question and help...

Answer 12

>o> i did not summon u

Answer 13

._. IM IN CHEMISTRY YOU >.......BAH! HUMBUG!

Answer 14

I summoned u to help this person :p

Answer 15

LOLOL

Answer 16

no comment...how was i supposed to know that!!!

Answer 17

WELL?!

Answer 18

First of its monday hint hint A SCHOOL DAY

Answer 19

HAY HAY SHHHH

Answer 20

lol go back to school then..

Answer 21

Fml ._.

Answer 22

*turns him over* go to sleep buddy...

Answer 23

Now i recieve that people replied to this

Answer 24

>_> calm down -pats ur head- its all gunna b ok

Answer 25

I already have 80 emails from this site

Answer 26

NAWT MY FAULT YO

Answer 27

Sam is testing the effectiveness of a new cough medication.

There are one hundred people with a cough in the study.

Thirty patients received the cough medication and
seventy other patients did not receive treatment.

Seventeen of the patients who received the medication reported no cough at the end of the study.

Twenty-eight of the patients who did not receive medication reported no cough at the end of the study.

What is the probability that a patient chosen at random from this study took the medication, given that they reported no cough?

seems like alot of stuff to sort thru

Answer 28

make a matrix to organize the information is what i would start with

Answer 29

well i made a table o; out of it, but i thought what it is asking is like what percent of all the people who took it reported no couch kinda so like 17/100

Answer 30

i put couch lmao i mean cough