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Monday, December 17, 2007

for the mathematically inclined

here is a question from a continuing education article i was reading so i can keep doctoring .
"if 1 parent has allergies their child is 40% more likely to have allergies , if BOTH parents have allergies their children are 75% more likely to have allergies. "
question : how much more likely is a child to have allergies if BOTH parents do as well?
a. 3 times
b. 8 times
c. 10 times
d.15 times

5 Comments:

  • How come if one parent has allergies they only have one child, but if both parents have allergies, they have multiple children?

    And I think you should do your homework on your own.

    By Blogger Air Time, at 2:26 AM  

  • i had similar thoughts about the parent to child ratio. i only need a 70 to pass and i have all the other ones correct. so i did my homework on my own. does that mean you dont have an answer?

    By Blogger docyaak, at 8:56 AM  

  • The correct answer is 1.75

    By Blogger Shlomo, at 2:33 PM  

  • obviously if a kid is from a single parent family it's more likely for him to not have siblings

    By Blogger 2R, at 4:04 PM  

  • hes not from a single parent family but only one of his parents have allergies

    By Blogger docyaak, at 4:19 PM  

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