Ask Question
31 December, 23:57

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. What is the probability that Nathan is not allergic to penicillin and the test predicts it?

A.

0.005

B.

0.015

C.

0.245

D.

0.735

+1
Answers (1)
  1. 1 January, 00:59
    0
    B ...015

    Step-by-step explanation:

    What you do is you take 75 and subtract it from 100 because he has a 75% chance he will have penicillin.

    That is 15% so you will divide that by 100 to get.

    B ...015 is your answer.
Know the Answer?
Not Sure About the Answer?
Find an answer to your question ✅ “Nathan had an infection, and his doctor wanted him to take penicillin. Because Nathan's father and paternal grandfather were allergic to ...” in 📘 Mathematics if you're in doubt about the correctness of the answers or there's no answer, then try to use the smart search and find answers to the similar questions.
Search for Other Answers