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In a certain population the probability that a randomly selected subject will have been exposed to a certain allergen and experience a reaction to the allergen is .60. The probability is .8 that a subject exposed to the allergen will experience an allergic reaction. If a subject is selected at random from this population, what is the probability that he or she will have been exposed to the allergen?

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Answer: Our required probability would be 0.75.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since we have given that

Probability that subject will have been exposed to a certain allergen and experience a reaction to the allergen = 0.60

Probability that subject exposed to the allergen will experience an allergic reaction = 0.80

Let Probability that he will have been exposed to the allergen be 'x'.

By multiplication law of probability, we get that

[tex]0.8x=0.6\\\\x=\dfrac{0.6}{0.8}\\\\x=0.75[/tex]

Hence, our required probability would be 0.75.

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