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The probability that a healthy animal being brought into contact with an infecting agent and gets the germ is 0.80. The probability that an animal...

The probability that a healthy animal being brought into contact with an infecting agent and gets the germ is 0.80. The probability that an animal infected with germs develops the disease is 0.90. The probability that an animal which has developed the disease will survive is 0.75. What is the probability that a healthy animal brought into contact with the infecting agent will die?

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