Probability that the test indicates that a woman


Problem:

A home pregnancy test is not always accurate. Suppose the probability that the test indicates that a woman is pregnant when she actually is not is 0.02, and the probability the test indicates that a woman is not pregnant when she really is, is 0.02. Assume that the probability that a woman who takes the test is actually pregnant is 0.75.

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Question 1: What is the probability that the test indicates that a woman is not pregnant?

Question 2: What is the probability that a woman is pregnant if the test yields a not pregnant result?

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