Question 1168482
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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


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    " . . . 28% of healthy people have this disease."
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Is it possible to consider a person to be healthy if he (or she) suffers a disease ?



And what about the unhealthy people then ?