e blood test used to confirm this diagnosis gives positive results for 94​% of people with the disease and 5​% of those without the disease. What is the probability that an individual who has the symptoms and who reacts positivel

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The probability that a person with certain symptoms has hepatitis is
0.7.
The blood test used to confirm this diagnosis gives positive results for
94​%
of people with the disease and
5​%
of those without the disease. What is the probability that an individual who has the symptoms and who reacts positively to the test actually has​ hepatitis?
 
 
 
The probability is
nothing.
​(Type an integer or decimal rounded to four decimal places as​ needed.)
 
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