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In a town the probability that a sick person may need to be admitted to an ICU is \(10 \%\). If the probability that a person getting admitted to an ICU goes above 5\%, then the threat level is raised. The minimum percentage of the population of the town that should fall sick in order to raise the threat level is

  1. A \(15\)
  2. B \(30\)
  3. C \(50\)
  4. D \(70\)
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(C) \(50\)

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Let minimum percentage of the population of the town that should fall sick in order to raise the threat level is \(x\). Now, according to given informations, the \(10 \%\) of \(x=5\) \(\Rightarrow \frac{10}{100} x=5 \Rightarrow x=50\) percentage Hence, option (c) is correct.