Suppose John has a torn tendon and is facing surgery to repair it. The surgeon explains the risks to John: infection occurs in 2% of operations, the repair fails in 12%of operations, and both infection and failure occur together in 1.28% of operations. What percentage, ?,of these operations succeed and are free from infection? Please round your answer to the nearest two decimal places.

Mathematics For Machine Technology
8th Edition
ISBN:9781337798310
Author:Peterson, John.
Publisher:Peterson, John.
Chapter28: Degree Of Precision, Greatest Possible Error, Absolute Error, And Relative Error
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 52A
icon
Related questions
Question

Suppose John has a torn tendon and is facing surgery to repair it. The surgeon explains the risks to John: infection occurs in 2% of operations, the repair fails in 12%of operations, and both infection and failure occur together in 1.28% of operations.

What percentage, ?,of these operations succeed and are free from infection? Please round your answer to the nearest two decimal places.

?=
 
Expert Solution
trending now

Trending now

This is a popular solution!

steps

Step by step

Solved in 3 steps with 3 images

Blurred answer
Knowledge Booster
Point Estimation, Limit Theorems, Approximations, and Bounds
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, statistics and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Recommended textbooks for you
Mathematics For Machine Technology
Mathematics For Machine Technology
Advanced Math
ISBN:
9781337798310
Author:
Peterson, John.
Publisher:
Cengage Learning,
Algebra & Trigonometry with Analytic Geometry
Algebra & Trigonometry with Analytic Geometry
Algebra
ISBN:
9781133382119
Author:
Swokowski
Publisher:
Cengage
College Algebra
College Algebra
Algebra
ISBN:
9781337282291
Author:
Ron Larson
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Trigonometry (MindTap Course List)
Trigonometry (MindTap Course List)
Trigonometry
ISBN:
9781337278461
Author:
Ron Larson
Publisher:
Cengage Learning