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The reliability of a COVID PCR test is s...

The reliability of a COVID PCR test is specified as follows
Of people having COVID, 90% of the test detects the disease but 10% goes undetected. Of people free of COVID, 99% of the test is judged COVID negative but 1% are diagnosed as showing COVID positive. From a large population of which only 0.1% have COVID, one person is selected at random, given the COVID PCR test, and the pathologist reports him/her as COVID positive.

Based on the above information, answer the following
What is the probability that the ‘person selected will be diagnosed as COVID positive’?

A

0.1089

B

0.01089

C

0.0189

D

0.189

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The correct Answer is:
B
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