In a hospital, 30 % of patients are admitted into the emergency unit. From the emergency unit, 65% of patients need to transfer into ICU and from non-emergency units, 25% need ICU. Now, you as a doctor of that hospital, checking medical reports of an ICU patient. a. What is the probability that the patient is from a non-emergency unit? b. What is the probability that the patient is from an emergency unit?

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In a hospital, 30 % of patients are admitted into the emergency unit. From the emergency unit, 65% of patients need to transfer into ICU and from non-emergency units, 25% need ICU. Now, you as a doctor of that hospital, checking medical reports of an ICU patient.

a. What is the probability that the patient is from a non-emergency unit?

b. What is the probability that the patient is from an emergency unit?

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