SOLUTION: The table below provides information about the students in an accounting class: Male Female Total Junior 11 18 29 Senior 8 6 14

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Question 357481: The table below provides information about the students in an accounting class:
Male Female Total
Junior 11 18 29
Senior 8 6 14
Other 5 3 8
Total 24 27 51

If a student is selected at random from the class, what is the probability that the student is a senior given that the student is a female?
A. 6/51
B. 6/27
C. 6/14
D. 41/45
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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There are a total of 27 females, 6 of which are seniors. Look in the "Female" column to find this info.


So P(Senior given female) = 6%2F27 which means that the answer choice is B)