Question

Statistics show that 10% of smokers get lung cancer and 90% of lung cancer patients are smokers. If 20% of the population smoke, then the percentage of the population having lung cancer is

Answer 1

Answer:

People who quit smoking have a lower risk of lung cancer than if they had continued to smoke, but ... When a person breathes in secondhand smoke, it is like he or she is smoking.

Answer 2

Answer:

2%

Explanation:

let us assume that no. of smokers are 100

Smokers affected by lung cancer 10%

If 20 % are smokers, then percentage of population affected by lung cancer is 2% ( 10% of 20 is 2)