A carrier of tuberculosis has a 20% chance of passing the disease on to anyone with whom he comes into close contact who has had no prior exposure. During the course of a day, he comes into contact with 10 such individuals. Which event will be considered a success in this case?

Question

A carrier of tuberculosis has a 20% chance of passing the disease on to anyone with whom he comes into close contact who has had no prior exposure.  During the course of a day, he comes into contact with 10 such individuals.  Which event will be considered a success in this case?

GPT 3.5 · Answer

In this case, a success would be if the carrier of tuberculosis passes on the disease to at least one of the 10 individuals he comes into contact with during the day.