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Tom takes a cancer test and the test is advertised as being 99% accurate: if you have cancer you will test positive 99% of the time, and if you don't have cancer, you will test negative 99% of the time. If 1% of all people have cancer and Tom tests positive, what is the prob that Tom has the disease

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Answer:

99% chance tommy has it

Explanation:

cuz do da math

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