GATE EC 2016 Set 1 — Question 6

MCQ+2 / -0.67EasyElementary Statistics & ProbabilityQuantitative AptitudeGeneral Aptitude

General Aptitude → Quantitative Aptitude → Elementary Statistics & Probability

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Question

A person moving through a tuberculosis prone zone has a 50% probability of becoming infected. However, only 30% of infected people develop the disease. What percentage of people moving through a tuberculosis prone zone remains infected but does not show symptoms of disease?

P(\text{Infected}) = 50\% = 0.5

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P(\text{Infected}) = 50\% = 0.5

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