6.Suppose that 10% of the patients in a clinic are infected with a virus. Alsosuppose that when a test for this virus is given, 98% of the patients infected with the virustest positive and 97% of the patients not infected with the virus test negative.a. What is the probability that a patient testing positive for the virus is infected?b. What is the probability that a patient testing positive for the virus is not infected?c. What is the probability that a patient testing negative for the virus is infected?d. What is the probability that a patient testing negative for the virus is not infected?

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Suppose that it is known that 45% of eighteen-year-olds in a particular city do not have a driver's licence. If a random sample of 20 eighteen-year-olds is taken in the city, what is the probability that more than half of them will not have a driver's licence?
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A pathogen affects 1 person out of every 100 people. Suppose you come into contact with 40 randomly selected people in one day? 1. What is the probability that at least one of these 40 people is infected? 2. What is the probability that at least 2 out of the 40 randomly selected people are affected?
A class president is favored by 53% of all students voting, assuming this is accurate, a random sample of 400 students are surveyed. 1. What is the probability that less than 49% will favor this student? 2. What is the probability that more than 57% will favor the student?
Suppose 30% of Americans are satisfied with the state of the U.S. In a sample of 20 Americans, what is the probability that at most 1 person is satisfied with the state of the U.S.?
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