One in a thousand people are afflicted with the dreaded zigma disease. A pharmaceutical company develops a test for this disease and brags that only 5% of those with the disease test negative for it and 1% of those who do not have zigma will test positive for it.

What is the probability that a person who tests positive actually has zigma?

a. 9.99%
b. 1.09%
c. 8.68%
d. 5.01%
e. 9.51%

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Answer:

Option "A" is correct

Step-by-step explanation:

P(A) probability of event A is true

P(B) probability of event B is true

P(AB) probability of event AB is true

P(BA) probability of event BA is true

P(AB)= (BA) × (A)/(B)