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A 60-year-old patient,who is an epidemiologist,was tested for Raven disease; his test came back positive.However,he is curious about the sensitivity of the test.  Test  Disease (+)  No disease ()  Total  Positive (+) 8444128 Negative () 36836872 Total 1208801,000\begin{array} { | l | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Test } & \text { Disease } ( + ) & \text { No disease } ( - ) & \text { Total } \\\hline \text { Positive } ( + ) & 84 & 44 & 128 \\\hline \text { Negative } ( - ) & 36 & 836 & 872 \\\hline \text { Total } & 120 & 880 & 1,000 \\\hline\end{array}
Using this table,calculate the sensitivity of the test.


A) 4%
B) 33%
C) 66%
D) 70%
E) 96%

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