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$10 \%$ of the population in a town is $\mathrm{HIV}^{+}$. A new diagnostic kit for HIV detection is available; this kit correctly identifies HIV $^{+}$ individuals $95 \%$ of the time, and HIV $^{-}$ individuals $89 \%$ of the time. $\mathrm{A}$ particular patient is tested using this kit and is found to be positive. The probability that the individual is actually positive is______________



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$10 \%$ of the population in a town is $\mathrm{HIV}^{+}$. A new diagnostic kit for HIV detection is available; this kit correctly identifies HIV $^{+}$ individuals $95 \%$ of the time, and HIV $^{-}$ individuals $89 \%$ of the time. $\mathrm{A}$ particular patient is tested using this kit and is found to be positive. The probability that the individual is actually positive is______________

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Answer Key / Explanation : (0.48 to 0.49) -

0.48 to 0.49

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