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Nathan had an infection, and his doctor wanted him to take penicillin. Because Nathan’s father and paternal grandfather were allergic to penicillin, Nathan has a 75% chance of having the same allergy. The doctor performed a skin test to see whether Nathan would react to it. The test is 98% accurate. If the test predicts that Nathan is NOT allergic to penicillin, what is the probability after the test that Nathan is NOT allergic to the drug?

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25% that he is not allergic to the drug
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PLATO Answer: 0.2450

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