SOLUTION: Suppose a math class contains 31 students, 14 females (four of whom speak French) and 17 males (two of whom speak French). Compute the probability that a randomly selected student

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Question 1061534: Suppose a math class contains 31 students, 14 females (four of whom speak French) and 17 males (two of whom speak French). Compute the probability that a randomly selected student is female, given that the student speaks French.
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1. A car accelerates steadily so that it goes from a velocity of 20 m/s to a velocity of 40 m/s in 4 seconds. What is its acceleration?

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Suppose a math class contains 31 students, 14 females (four of whom speak French) and 17 males (two of whom speak French).
Compute the probability that a randomly selected student is female, given that the student speaks French.
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From the condition, there are 6 students speaking French: 4 females and 2 males.


Of them, the probability randomly to select a female is 4%2F6 = 2%2F3.


The rest of the condition input is irrelevant to the solution.


Answer. The probability under the question is 2%2F3.