Multiple Choice Question: A disease is known to affect 1 in 10,000 people. It can be fatal, but it is treatable if it is detected early. A screening test for the disease shows a positive result for 99% of people with the disease. The test shows positive for 2% of people who do

A disease is known to affect 1 in 10,000 people. It can be fatal, but it is treatable if it is detected early. A screening test for the disease shows a positive result for 99% of people with the disease. The test shows positive for 2% of people who do not have the disease. For a population of one million people, how many would you expect to test positive?

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