Studies show that 12% of all patients treated in the ER are admitted to stay overnight. Of the patients treated, 1% have an adverse drug reaction and 12.4% are admitted overnight or have an adverse drug reaction. We select a patient at random. What is the probability that the patient will have an adverse drug reaction but won’t be admitted overnight? A. 0.006 B. 0.5 C. 0.875 D. 0.004 E. 0.114

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Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events
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Studies show that 12% of all patients treated in the ER are admitted to stay overnight. Of the patients treated, 1% have an adverse drug reaction and 12.4% are admitted overnight or have an adverse drug reaction. We select a patient at random. What is the probability that the patient will have an adverse drug reaction but won’t be admitted overnight?
A. 0.006

B. 0.5

C. 0.875

D. 0.004

E. 0.114

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