6) Medical researchers know that the probability of getting lung cancer if a person smokes is 0.34. The probability that a nonsmoker will get lung cancer is 0.03. It is also known that 11% of the population smokes. What is the probability that a randomly selected person is both a smoker and gets lung cancer?   A. 0.037   B. 0.324   C. 0.340   D. 0.230   E. None of the above.

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Medical researchers know that the probability of getting lung cancer if a person smokes is 0.34. The probability that a nonsmoker will get lung cancer is 0.03. It is also known that 11% of the population smokes. What is the probability that a randomly selected person is both a smoker and gets lung cancer?

  A.

0.037

  B.

0.324

  C.

0.340

  D.

0.230

  E.

None of the above.

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