SOLUTION: Imagine the lifetime risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease is 50% and the lifetime risk of developing cancer is 40%. Assuming developing Alzheimer’s disease and developing cancer

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Question 826995: Imagine the lifetime risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease is 50% and the lifetime risk of developing cancer is 40%. Assuming developing Alzheimer’s disease and developing cancer are independent events, what is the probability of developing both in a lifetime?
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Imagine the lifetime risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease is 50% and the lifetime risk of developing cancer is 40%. Assuming developing Alzheimer’s disease and developing cancer are independent events, what is the probability of developing both in a lifetime?
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P(Alz AND Can) = P(Alz)*P(Can) = 0.5*0.4 = 0.2
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Stan H.
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