In the general population, one woman in eight will develop breast
cancer. research has shown that 1 woman in 600 carries a mutation of
the brca gene. eight out of 10 women with this mutation develop
breast cancer.
a) find the probability that a randomly selected woman will develop
breast cancer given that she has a mutation of the brca gene. b) find the probability that a randomly selected woman will carry the mutation of the brca gene and will develop and will develop breast cancer? c) are the events of carrying this mutation and developing brest cancer independent or dependent?