Question

medical specialities the following doctors were observed on staff at a local hospital. md doctor of osteopathy pathology 8 1 pediatrics 5 2 orthopedics 12 2 send data to excel choose one doctor at random. find the probabilities of the following. express your answer as a fraction or a decimal rounded to three decimal places. part: 0 / 2 part 1 of 2 what is the probability that she is a pediatrician? p(pediatrician) = 7/25

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate total number of doctors

$8 + 1+5 + 2+12 + 2=30$

Step2: Calculate number of pediatricians

$5 + 2 = 7$

Step3: Calculate probability

$P(\text{pediatrician})=\frac{7}{30}\approx0.233$

Answer:

$\frac{7}{30}\approx0.233$