In a survey of recent attendees at a Wedding with no Mask or Social distance during the Covid pandemic, if a person is mildly sick, there is a 48% chance he or she has Covid-19, if a person shows no symptoms, there is a 12% chance he or she has Covid-19 and if a person is badly sick, there is a 72% chance he or she has Covid-19. Of the persons surveyed, 20% were mildly sick, 60% showed no symptoms and 20% were badly sick. What is the probability a randomly selected person has Covid-19? Given that the Person has Covid -19, What is the probability that he or she is badly sick Select one: a. 0.6000, 0.30 b. 0.0960, 0.50 c. 0.1440, 0.25 d. 0.3120, 0.4615

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In a survey of recent attendees at a Wedding with no Mask or Social distance during the Covid pandemic, if a person is mildly sick, there is a 48% chance he or she has Covid-19, if a person shows no symptoms, there is a 12% chance he or she has Covid-19 and if a person is badly sick, there is a 72% chance he or she has Covid-19. Of the persons surveyed, 20% were mildly sick, 60% showed no symptoms and 20% were badly sick. What is the probability a randomly selected person has Covid-19? Given that the Person has Covid -19, What is the probability that he or she is badly sick

Select one:
a.

0.6000, 0.30

b.

0.0960, 0.50

c.

0.1440, 0.25

d.

0.3120, 0.4615

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