Ahmed is planning to apply for a master at SQU. Based on his knowledge, 42% of the applicants to SQU have been enrolled. It is also known that 70% of those applicants who got enrolled have had English test results in excess of 550 while 40% of the applicants who were not accepted had English test results in excess of 550. Ahmed takes the English test and his result is 640. What is the probability that Ahmed will be accepted into the master program at SQU?

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3. Ahmed is planning to apply for a master at SQU. Based on his knowledge, 42% of the applicants to SQU have been enrolled. It is also known that 70% of those applicants who got enrolled have had English test results in excess of 550 while 40% of the applicants who were not accepted had English test results in excess of 550. Ahmed takes the English test and his result is 640. What is the probability that Ahmed will be accepted into the master program at SQU?
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