A clinical trial for a new pharmaceutical drug includes a sample of 200 randomly-selected patients. Of these patients, 17 of them experienced mild side effects, including nausea and fatigue, 30 experienced serious side effects, including blurry vision and severe vomiting, and the rest experienced no side effects. Based on this, what is the probability that a new patient will experience serious side effects while taking this new drug? i.  Approach:   ii.  Probability of serious side effects:

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Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events
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A clinical trial for a new pharmaceutical drug includes a sample of 200 randomly-selected patients. Of these patients, 17 of them experienced mild side effects, including nausea and fatigue, 30 experienced serious side effects, including blurry vision and severe vomiting, and the rest experienced no side effects. Based on this, what is the probability that a new patient will experience serious side effects while taking this new drug?
i.  Approach:
 
ii.  Probability of serious side effects:
 
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