What is the probability of having cancer

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Let's assume that 1% of women over the age of 40 have breast cancer, that 90% of women who have breast cancer will test positive for breast cancer in a mammogram., and that eight percent of women that do NOT have breast cancer will also test positive. What is the probability of having cancer if you have a positive test?

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