A device tests whether each blinker on a car is functioning properly. A company estimates that 2.8% of blinkers that they produce are defective. The device is 98% accurate for blinkers that are functioning properly and 96% accurate for blinkers that are defective. You use the device to test a randomly selected blinker. What is the probability that the test result is correct? Round your answer to the nearest tenth. The probability that the test result is correct is about %

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