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Approximately 1 percent of women ages 40-50 have breast cancer. A woman has a 85 percent chance of a positive test from a mammogram given she has breast cancer (a true positive result). A woman has a 9 percent chance of a positive test from a mammogram given she does not have breast cancer (a false positive result).

Complete the table below, then answer the questions below the table. Give all answers as decimals to 4 decimal places.

	Positive test result	Negative test result	Total
Has breast cancer
Does not have breast cancer
Total

What is the probability a woman has breast cancer given that she just had a positive test?

Give answer as decimals to 4 decimal places.

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