The Basic Practice of Statistics 7th Edition

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 146414253X
ISBN 13: 978-1-46414-253-6

Chapter 13 - General Rules of Probability - Check Your Skills - Page 320: 13.19

Answer

Option a

Work Step by Step

$P(At least one test positive) = 1 - P(both test negative)\\ P(Both test positive) = 1 - P(Both test negative)\\ = 1 - (0.1)(0.2)\\ = 0.98$
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