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A particular disease is tested for results determine that it occurs in about 1 of every 425 Black males and every 102,000 non black males. Find the empirical probability that a randomly selected black male will have this disease

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The empirical probability would be:

(number of males that tested positive)/(total number of black males tested)

1/425 (Based on the information given)

The answer is 1/425 or 0.00235(written as a decimal)

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