Answer:
C. You have to multiply both powers to simplify.
The answer is 2/7 or 0.28571428... You can find this the same way as your other problem by finding the common denominator and multiplying. (Also, if you go on Mathway, you can find solutions to almost any problem really quickly.)
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~Jessica
This is a Bayes Theorem Problem
P(oil | negative test) P(negative test)= P(negative test | oil) P(oil)
P(oil | negative test) = P(negative test | oil) P(oil) / P(negative test)
P(oil | negative test) =P(negative test | oil) P(oil) / ( P(negative test | oil) P(oil) + P(negative test | no oil) P(no oil) )
We're given the prior probability of oil, P(oil)=.45, so P(no oil)=.55
We given P(negative test | no oil) = 0.80, so P(negative test | oil) = .20

Choice A
It is 2525 for sure because you solve equations to get that answer.
Answer: It is a positive linear association.
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