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A study of Georgia residents suggests that those who worked in shipyards during World War II were subjected to a significantly higher risk of lung cancer (Wall Street Journal, September 21, 1978).3 It was found that approximately 22% of those persons who had lung cancer worked at some prior time in a shipyard. In contrast, only 14% of those who had no lung cancer worked at some prior time in a shipyard. Suppose that the proportion of all Georgians living during World War II who have or will have contracted lung cancer is .04%. Find the percentage of Georgians living during the same period who will contract (or have contracted) lung cancer, given that they have at some prior time worked in a shipyard.
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