1997 A-Level H2 Mathematics
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Question 3Probability
A certain disease is present in $1$ in $200$ of the population. In a mass screening programme, a quick test for the disease is used but the test is not totally reliable. For someone who does have the disease there is a probability of $0.9$ that the test will prove positive, whereas for someone who does not have the disease, there is a probability of $0.02$ that the test will prove positive.
- A person is chosen at random and tested.

- Copy and complete the tree diagram which illustrates the application of one test.
- Find the probability that the person has the disease and the test is positive.
- Find the probability that the test is negative.
- Given that the test is positive, find the probability that the person has the disease.
- People for whom the test proves positive are recalled and re-tested. Find the probability that a person has the disease if the second test also proves positive.





Final Answer:
(a)(ii) 9/2000; (a)(iii) 2439/2500; (a)(iv) 45/244; (b) 2025/2224