She pointed at the screen. “Look at that question again. The ‘vaccinated flu’ problem. Your first instinct is to panic. Your second instinct is to pick 2%, because it’s the number right there. But that’s the trap. The UCAT example questions aren’t there to teach you math. They’re there to teach you distrust —a healthy, surgical distrust of your own gut.”
Now, three years later, she sat across from her younger brother, Rohan, who was staring at a UCAT example question on a tablet as if it were a coded threat from a hostile AI. ucat example questions
In a remote village, 60% of the population has been vaccinated against a novel flu strain. Of those vaccinated, 2% still catch the flu. Of the unvaccinated, 15% catch the flu. What percentage of the people who catch the flu are vaccinated? She pointed at the screen
She walked out, leaving him alone with the ghost of the question. Your first instinct is to panic