Seventeen people have been exposed to a particular disease. Each one independently has a 40% chance of contracting the disease.
A hospital has the capacity to handle 10 cases of the disease. What is the probability that the hospital's capacity will be exceeded? (a) 0.011
(b) 0.035
(c) 0.092
(d) 0.965
(e) 0.989
If we use similar triangles ( as shown in the attachment ) we will see that the line CM is also 1/4 *( yC-yD)= 1/4*(2+2) = 1/4*4 =1 Answer: y-value of that point is A) y=1.