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Suppose that only 8% of a large population has a certain disease. A diagnostic test has been developed which is 90% accurate for people with the disease (90% of people with the disease test positive), and 85% accurate for people without the disease (85% of people without the disease test negative). Define the following events:
A = person has the disease
B = person tests positive on the diagnostic test
-What is the probability that a randomly selected person tests positive on the diagnostic test?
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