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A doctor randomly selects 500 residents of an island and finds that 4 of these residents have a specific gene mutation. Based on these results, approximately how many of the isl…

A doctor randomly selects 500 residents of an island and finds that 4 of these residents have a specific gene mutation. Based on these results, approximately how many of the isl…
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A doctor randomly selects 500 residents of an island and finds that 4 of these residents have a specific gene mutation. Based on these results, approximately how many of the island's 15,000 residents likely have this mutation?

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120

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(4)/(500) * 15000 = 120

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