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Jason inherited a piece of land from his great-uncle. Owners in the area claim that there is a 45% chance that the land has oil. Jason decides to
test the land for oil. He buys a kit that claims to have an 80% accuracy rate of indicating oil in the soil. What is the probability that the land has NO
oil and the test shows that there is no oil?
OA. 0.09
OB. 0.11
OC. 0.44
OD. 0.36

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alondramarmar04

Answer:

the answer is A. 0.09

Step-by-step explanation:

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mhanifa

Answer:

  • C. 044

Step-by-step explanation:

Probability of oil:

  • P(oil) = 45%

Probability of no oil:

  • P(no oil) = 100% - 45% = 55% = 0.55

Probability of testing for no oil:

  • P(test no oil) = 0.55*0.8 = 0.44

Correct choice is C

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