Question: (probability) You may want to create a table to help you with this problem. A rare birth defect occurs in approximately 0.5% of all cases

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You may want to create a table to help you with this problem.

A rare birth defect occurs in approximately 0.5% of all cases in males. If we sample all the males born in 2016 in a specific region (200,000), fill out the chart below and answer the following questions. A test can be done with 96% accuracy to determine if a child has the birth defect.

Out of all people, what are the chances that males get a positive test result?

(Write the answer as a percentage to 2 decimals.)

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