The following table summarizes data collected in a study to evaluate a new screening test for lung cancer. A total of 200 men were involved in the study. The results are tabulated below.     Lung Cancer Free of Lung Cancer Screening Test Positive 28 23   Negative 32 117 Find the false positive fraction of the screening test. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places).

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The following table summarizes data collected in a study to evaluate a new screening test for lung cancer. A total of 200 men were involved in the study. The results are tabulated below.

    Lung Cancer Free of Lung Cancer
Screening Test Positive 28 23
  Negative 32 117

Find the false positive fraction of the screening test. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places).

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