Shown in the following table are the reported annual deaths of males aged 75 or
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Question
Shown in the following table are the reported annual deaths of males aged 75 or over from 1 of the 5 leading types of cancer:
Site of Cancer
Number of Deaths
Lung
Prostate
Colon or Rectum
Stomach
Pancreas
12,126
10,035
8,126
3,137
3,031
36,455
For a randomly selected deceased male cancer victim, what is the probability that
he died of lung or prostate?
He died of cancer of either the stomach or the pancreas?
He did not die of lung cancer?
Site of Cancer
Number of Deaths
Lung
Prostate
Colon or Rectum
Stomach
Pancreas
12,126
10,035
8,126
3,137
3,031
36,455
Explanation / Answer
A)
P(lung or prostate) = (12126+10035)/36455 = 0.607900151 [ANSWER]
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b)
P(stomach or pancreas) = (3137+3031)/36455 = 0.169194898 [ANSWER]
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c)
P(not lung) = 1 - P(lung)
= 1 - 12126/36455 = 0.667370731 [ANSWER]
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