Solve the Problem. -A Survey of Senior Citizens at a Doctor's Office Shows

question 40

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-A survey of senior citizens at a doctor's office shows that 53% of the seniors take blood pressure lowering medication and 47% take cholesterol lowering medication. 6% take both medications. What is the probability that a senior citizen takes only one of these medications given that he or she takes at least one of the medications?

• A)0.53
• B)0.47
• C)-0.060
• D)0.940

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Definitions:

Budget Surplus

The condition where a government's revenues exceed its expenditures over a specific period of time.

Public Saving

The difference between government receipts and government spending, representing the amount the government either saves or borrows.

Positive

In economics, referring to statements or analyses that are fact-based and describe the world as it is, rather than how it should be.

Budget Deficit

Occurs when a government spends more money than it receives in revenue over a specific period of time.