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18% of a Population Are Infected with a Certain Disease

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1.8% of a population are infected with a certain disease.There is a test for the disease,however the test is not completely accurate.94.2% of those who have the disease will test positive.However 4.8% of those who do not have the disease will also test positive (false positives) .What is the probability that a person who tests positive actually has the disease?


A) 0.360
B) 0.265
C) 0.942
D) 0.018
E) 0.735

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