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At an automotive plant, 2 % of cars produced have faulty braking systems. Each automobile undergoes a braking system check. When a car has a faulty braking system, this check correctly identifies the fault 90 % of the time. When a car does not have a faulty braking system, the check incorrectly identifies the system as faulty 5 % of the time. If the check reports that the braking system of a certain car is faulty, what is the probability that the braking system of this car is actually faulty?
A) \(\frac{9}{50}\)
B) \(\frac{18}{67}\)
C) \(\frac{41}{50}\)
D) \(\frac{49}{67}\)
E) \(\frac{499}{500}\)
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Let's say there are 1000 cars.
2% have faulty braking systems, so 20. The check correctly identifies 90%, so 18, of those. 18 times we're told there is a problem and there actually is a problem.
When a car does not have a faulty braking system (that's 980 cars), 5% of those say there is a problem. 5% of 980 is 49. 49 times we're told there is a problem and there actually is NOT a problem.
There is a total of 18+49=67 times when we are told there is a problem. Of those, 18 times there is actually a problem.
16/67
Answer choice B.
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