5) A Professor conducts an exam in a class with 24 boys and 16 girls. 6 boys and 4 girls make an A in thecourse.a)Write the joint pohahility matrix of the gender of the student and his/her grade (A or no A).b)Find the marignal probabilities of a student being a boy or a girl and the marginalprobabilities of a student making or not making an A in the course.Show that the gender of a student and whether he/she makes an A in the course, areindependent.

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