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All human blood can be “ABO-typed” as one of O, A, B or AB, but the probability distribution of the

Question: All human blood can be “ABO-typed” as one of O, A, B or AB, but the probability distribution of the types varies a bit among groups of people. The table below gives the distribution of blood types for a randomly chosen person in the United States.

Blood Type O A B AB
U.S. Probability 0.45 0.40 0.11 ?

a. What is the probability that a randomly selected person in the US will have type AB blood?

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

Blood Type O A B AB
China Probability 0.35 0.27 0.26 0.12

(c) Choose a US citizen and a citizen of China at random, independently of one another. What is the probability that both have type O blood ?

(d) Choose a US citizen and a citizen of China at random, independently of one another. What is the probability that both have the same blood type?

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