A class in advanced physics is comprised of ten juniors, 30 seniors and 10 graduate students. The final grades showed that 3 of the juniors, 10 of the seniors and 5 of the graduate students received a grade of A for the course. 1. If a student is chosen at random from this class and is found to have earned an A, what is the probability that he or she is a senior? A. 1/5 B  1/3  C. 5/18  D. 5/9 2. If a student is chosen at random from this class and did no

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A class in advanced physics is comprised of
ten juniors, 30 seniors and 10 graduate students. The final grades
showed that 3 of the juniors, 10 of the seniors and 5 of the graduate
students received a grade of A for the course.
1. If a student is chosen at random from this class and is found to
have earned an A, what is the probability that he or she is a
senior?
A. 1/5 B  1/3  C. 5/18  D. 5/9


2. If a student is chosen at random from this class and did not earn a
grade of A, what is the probability that he or she is a senior?
A. 5/8 B. 2/5 C. 2/3 D. 1/4

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