According to a posting on a website subsequent to the death of a child who bit into a peanut, a certain study found that 6% of children younger than 18 in the United States have at least one food allergy. Among those with food allergies, about 41% had a history of severe reaction. (a) If a child younger than 18 is randomly selected, what is the probability that he or she has at least one food allergy and a history of severe reaction? (Enter your answer to four decimal places.) (b) It was also reported that 30% of those with an allergy in fact are allergic to multiple foods. If a child younger than 18 is randomly selected, what is the probability that he or she is allergic to multiple foods? (Enter your answer to three decimal places.)

According to a posting on a website subsequent to the death of a child who bit into a peanut, a certain study found that 6% of children younger than 18 in the United States have at least one food allergy. Among those with food allergies, about 41% had a history of severe reaction. (a) If a child younger than 18 is randomly selected, what is the probability that he or she has at least one food allergy and a history of severe reaction? (Enter your answer to four decimal places.) (b) It was also reported that 30% of those with an allergy in fact are allergic to multiple foods. If a child younger than 18 is randomly selected, what is the probability that he or she is allergic to multiple foods? (Enter your answer to three decimal places.)

College Algebra

10th Edition

ISBN:9781337282291

Author:Ron Larson

Publisher:Ron Larson

Chapter8: Sequences, Series,and Probability

Section8.7: Probability

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