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The odds that a randomly selected male doctor at hospital Y
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21 Apr 2019, 11:13
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The odds that a randomly selected male doctor at hospital Y is a surgeon is what percent larger than the odds he is an obstetrician?
A. 34 %
B. 60 %
C. 63 %
D. 100 %
E. 170 %
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21 Apr 2019, 12:10
21 Apr 2019, 12:10
I don't get this one at all. Can anybody explain?
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21 Apr 2019, 12:47
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There are two kinds of surgery specialties (General Surgery and Orthopedic Surgery), but the question does not specify one or the other, so we need to add them together.
The odds are 20% that a male doctor is a general surgeon, and 7% that he is an orthopedic surgeon. All told, the odds are 27% that he is a surgeon.
From the chart again, the odds are 10% that he is in Obstetrics.
To calculate the percentage larger one number is over another, take the difference of the two numbers and divide by the smaller number, then convert to a percentage. In our case, take 27 - 10 = 17. Then divide by the smaller number, 10, to yield 1.7. Convert to a percentage by multiplying by 100: the odds are 170% greater that the random doctor will be a surgeon.
Hope this helps out.
Regards
The odds are 20% that a male doctor is a general surgeon, and 7% that he is an orthopedic surgeon. All told, the odds are 27% that he is a surgeon.
From the chart again, the odds are 10% that he is in Obstetrics.
To calculate the percentage larger one number is over another, take the difference of the two numbers and divide by the smaller number, then convert to a percentage. In our case, take 27 - 10 = 17. Then divide by the smaller number, 10, to yield 1.7. Convert to a percentage by multiplying by 100: the odds are 170% greater that the random doctor will be a surgeon.
Hope this helps out.
Regards
