One prominent physician claims that 70% of those with lung cancer are heavy smokers. If his assertion is correct, find the probability that out of 10 such patients recently admitted to a hospital (a) more than half are heavy smokers (b) exactly 4 are heavy smokers (c) less than 2 are non- smokers

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upb2 One prominent physician claims that 70% of those with lung cancer are heavy
smokers. If his assertion is correct, find the probability that out of 10 such patients recently
admitted to a hospital
(a) more than half are heavy smokers
(b) exactly 4 are heavy smokers
(c) less than 2 are non- smokers
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