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Jason inherited a piece of land from his great-uncle. Owners in the area claim that there is a 45% chance that the land has oil. Jason decides to
He buys a kit that claims to have an 80% accuracy rate of indicating oil in the soil. What is the probability that the land has no
oil and the test shows that it has oil?
OA. 0.09
O B. 0.11
O C. 0.36
O D. 0.44

User Joe Consterdine
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Answer: B

Step-by-step explanation:

(1 - 45%) x (1 - 80%)

=55% x 20%

= 0.11

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