Question : A doctor is called to see a sick child. The doctor knows (prior to the visit) that 90% of the sick children in that neighborhood are sick with the flu, denoted by F , while 10% are sick with the measles, denoted by M. A well-known symptom of measles is a rash, denoted by R. The probability of having a rash for a child sick with the measles is 0.95. however, occasionally children with the flu also develop a rash, with conditional children with the flu also develop a rash, with conditional probability 0.08. Upon examination the child, the doctor finds a rash. Then what is the probability that the child has the measles?
(A) 91/165
(B) 90/163
(C) 82/161
(D) 95/167
Answer : option (D)
Solution :
