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SOA Exam P Sample Question 608

Study guide: Exam P-1

Six patients independently have the same probability of having a certain disease.

The probability that no patient has the disease is ten times the probability that exactly one patient has the disease.

The probability that no patient has the disease is x times the probability that exactly three patients have the disease.

Calculate x.

  • A) 300
  • B) 1{,}000
  • C) 1{,}800
  • D) 6{,}000
  • E) 10{,}800

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