In a certain population, 95% of the people have rh-positive blood. suppose that two people from this population get married. what is the probability that they are both rh-negative, thus making it inevitable that their children will be rh-negative? web assign answer

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Rhett Bradford

17 February, 01:55

In a certain population, 95% of the people have rh-positive blood. suppose that two people from this population get married. what is the probability that they are both rh-negative, thus making it inevitable that their children will be rh-negative? web assign answer

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Avery Montgomery · Answer 1

P (rh-positive) = 95% = 0.95

Therefore,

P (rh-negative) = 1-P (rh-positive) = 1-0.95 = 0.05

Then,

P (rh-negative) for both parents = 0.05*0.05 = 0.0025