All human blood can be \"ABO-typed\" as one of O, A, B, or AB, but the distribut

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All human blood can be "ABO-typed" as one of O, A, B, or AB, but the distribution of the types varies a bit among groups of people. Here is the distribution of blood types for a randomly chosen person in a country:

(a) What is the national probability of type O blood?


(b) Maria has type B blood. She can safely receive blood transfusions from people with blood types O and B. What is the probability that a randomly chosen person from this country can donate blood to Maria?

Explanation / Answer

A) 1-(0.36+0.15+0.04) = 0.45 is the national probability of type O blood

B) P=0.45+0.15= 0.60

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