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LASIK surgery complications. According to recent studies, 1% of all patients who undergo l...

LASIK surgery complications. According to recent studies, 1% of all patients who undergo laser surgery (i.e., LASIK) to correct their vision have serious post-laser vision problems (All About Vision, 2006). In a random sample of 100,000 LASIK patients, let x be the number who experience serious post-laser vision problems.

a. Find E(x).


b. Find Var(x).


c. Find the z-score for x= 950.


d. Find the approximate probability that fewer than 950 patients in a sample of 100,000 will experience serious post-laser vision problems.

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