a. What is the probability that an adult over 40 years of age is diagnos ad as having Cancer ? b what is the probability that a person diagnosed as having cancer actualy has the disease?

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Chapter9: Counting And Probability
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o. In a certain region of the country it is known From past experience that the
probability of sele Cting an adult over 40 years of age with cancer is 0:05. If the
probability of a doctor correctly diagnosing a person with cancer as having the di sease is
0-18 and the probability of incorrectly diagrosing a person without cancer as having the
disease is 0.00
a. What is the probability that an adult over 40 yearı of age is diagnos ed as having
Cancer ?
b. what is the prooability that a person diagnosed as having cancer actually has the
disease?
Transcribed Image Text:o. In a certain region of the country it is known From past experience that the probability of sele Cting an adult over 40 years of age with cancer is 0:05. If the probability of a doctor correctly diagnosing a person with cancer as having the di sease is 0-18 and the probability of incorrectly diagrosing a person without cancer as having the disease is 0.00 a. What is the probability that an adult over 40 yearı of age is diagnos ed as having Cancer ? b. what is the prooability that a person diagnosed as having cancer actually has the disease?
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