Use the Multiplication Rule for Independent Events

question 170

Multiple Choice

Use the Multiplication Rule for Independent Events
-A human gene carries a certain disease from the mother to the child with a probability rate of 46%. That is, there is a 46% chance that the child becomes infected with the disease. Suppose a female carrier of the gene has three children. Assume that the infections of the three children are independent of one another. Find the probability that all three of the children get the disease from their mother.

• A) 0.097
• B) 0.903
• C) 0.157
• D) 0.134

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