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A certain test for a particular type of cancer is known to be95% accurate. A person takes the test and the results are positive.Suppose the person comes from a population of 100,000 where 2000people suffer from that disease.

What if the person takes a second test and result is stillpositive, what can we conclude about his odds of having cancer?

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