In a certain region of the country it is known from past experience that the proba- bility of selecting 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 disease is 0.78 and the probability of incorrectly diagnosing a person without cancer as having the disease is 0.06. (a) What is the probability that an adult over 40 years of age is diagnosed as having cancer? (b) What is the probability that a person diagnosed as having cancer actually does not have the disease?

In a certain region of the country it is known from past experience that the proba- bility of selecting 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 disease is 0.78 and the probability of incorrectly diagnosing a person without cancer as having the disease is 0.06. (a) What is the probability that an adult over 40 years of age is diagnosed as having cancer? (b) What is the probability that a person diagnosed as having cancer actually does not have the disease?

College Algebra

10th Edition

ISBN:9781337282291

Author:Ron Larson

Publisher:Ron Larson

Chapter8: Sequences, Series,and Probability

Section8.7: Probability

Problem 4ECP: Show that the probability of drawing a club at random from a standard deck of 52 playing cards is...

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