A recent survey found that the probability that a student at a particular educational institution is doing a BCom degree is 0.85. The same survey found that the probability that a student at the institution is male and is doing a BCom degree is 0.25. Given this information, what is the probability that a student at the institution is male, given that the student is doing a BCom degree?

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A recent survey found that the probability that a student at a particular educational institution is doing a BCom degree is 0.85. The same survey found that the probability that a student at the institution is male and is doing a BCom degree is 0.25. Given this information, what is the probability that a student at the institution is male, given that the student is doing a BCom degree?

 

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