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In a college, 25% of the boys and 10% of the girls offer Mathematics. The girls constitute 60% of the total number of students. If a student is selected at random and is found to be studying Mathematics, the probability that the student is a girl, is
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B
Let 100 students studying in which 60% girls and 40% boys.
Boys = 40, Girls = 60
25% of boys offer Maths = 
Boys
10% of girls offer Maths = 
Girls
It means, 16 students offer Maths
∴ ∴ Required probability = 
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