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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 had 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. What is the probability that Nathan is allergic to penicillin and the test predicts it?
A. 0.005
B. 0.015
C. 0.245
D.
0.735

Nathan had an infection, and his doctor wanted him to take penicillin. Because Nathan-example-1
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Answer:

.735

Explanation:

.735 is 98 percent of .75

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Answer:

here is the answer

Explanation:

Nathan had an infection, and his doctor wanted him to take penicillin. Because Nathan-example-1
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