The board of directors of a company knows that the probability that the carbon emission from the company’s manufacturing unit is exceeding the permissible level is 35%. A consultant is hired to use a carbon footprint calculator to test for the emission level. The accuracy of this test is said to be 85%.
What is the probability that the carbon emission from the manufacturing unit is within the permissible level, and the test predicts the opposite to be true?
A. 0.2975%
B. 0.0525%
C. 0.0975%
D. 0.5525%
E. 0.6325%
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OpenStudy (justdoublechecking):
So it would be P(A/B) right?
OpenStudy (justdoublechecking):
Therefore: .65% * .85% = 0.5525% Correct?
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Thanks anyways...
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