Refer to the Table Which Summarizes the Results of Testing

question 24

Multiple Choice

Refer to the table which summarizes the results of testing for a certain disease. $\begin{array}{l|cc} & \text { Positive Test Result } & \text { Negative Test Result } \\\hline \text { Subject has the disease } & 85 & 7 \\\text { Subject does not have the disease } & 27 & 85\end{array}$
A test subject is randomly selected and tested for the disease. What is the probability the subject does not have the disease given that the test result is positive?

• A) 0.241
• B) 0.108
• C) 0.731
• D) 0.759

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