At a certain university, 5% of men are over 6 feet tall and  2% of women are over 6 feet tall.  The total population is divided in the men and women ratio of 2:3.  If a student is selected at random from among all those over 6 feet tall, what is the probability that the student is a women?   a. 0.735     b. 0.573     c. 0.375     d. 0.735

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  1. At a certain university, 5% of men are over 6 feet tall and 

    2% of women are over 6 feet tall.  The total population is divided in the men

    and women ratio of 2:3.  If a student is selected at random from among all those

    over 6 feet tall, what is the probability that the student is a women?

      a.

    0.735

        b.

    0.573

        c.

    0.375

        d.

    0.735

     
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