Recent news articles have discussed the connection between a rare genetic mutation and breast cancer in women. One of the

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Recent news articles have discussed the connection between a rare genetic mutation and breast cancer in women. One of the companies offering this BRCA genetic test is Quest, and this company claims a 98% accuracy rate. In the general population about 1 in 405 people would actually carry this BRCA1 genetic mutation. 
Hint: Construct a table as in your course materials. Use a population size of 40500 women.

What is the likelihood that someone has the BRCA mutation, if they test positive? (Round your probability to the nearest tenth of a percent!)

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