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-The table below shows the number of people testing positive for a certain disease amongst those who do have the disease and amongst those who don't. Use the table to answer the question.  Test  positive  Test  negative  Total  Disease 11212124 No disease 100188759876 Total 1113888710,000\begin{array} { l | r c r } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Test } \\\text { positive }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Test } \\\text { negative }\end{array} & \text { Total } \\\hline \text { Disease } & 112 & 12 & 124 \\\text { No disease } & 1001 & 8875 & 9876 \\\text { Total } & 1113 & 8887 & 10,000\end{array} What percentage of those that tested negative actually have the disease?


A) 0.1%
B) 9.7%
C) 11.1%
D) 99.9%

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