Question 1168482: Bad gums may mean a bad heart. Researchers discovered that 81% of people who have suffered a heart attack had periodontal disease, an inflammation of the gums. Only 28% of healthy people have this disease. Suppose that in a certain community heart attacks are quite rare, occurring with only 14% probability.
A. If someone has periodontal disease, what is the probability that he or she will have a heart attack?
B. If 43% of the people in a community will have a heart attack, what is the probability that a person with periodontal disease will have a heart attack?
Answer by ikleyn(52879)   (Show Source):
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Bad gums may mean a bad heart. Researchers discovered that 81% of people who have suffered a heart attack had
periodontal disease, an inflammation of the gums. Only 28% of healthy people have this disease.
Suppose that in a certain community heart attacks are quite rare, occurring with only 14% probability.
A. If someone has periodontal disease, what is the probability that he or she will have a heart attack?
B. If 43% of the people in a community will have a heart attack, what is the probability that a person
with periodontal disease will have a heart attack?
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This passage from your post perplexes me
" . . . 28% of healthy people have this disease."
Is it possible to consider a person to be healthy if he (or she) suffers a disease ?
And what about the unhealthy people then ?
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