Due to current pandemic we are having online classes, Harish is also having online classes. He is having a quiz this weekend. In the quiz, Harish either guesses (or) copies from net(or) knows the answer to a multiple-choice question with 4 choices. Probability that he makes a guess is 1/3. He copies the answer is 1/6. The probability that his answer is correct given that he copied it is 1/8. Find the probability that he knew the answer to the question. Given that he correctly answered it.

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Due to current pandemic we are having online classes, Harish is also having online classes. He is having a quiz this weekend. In the quiz, Harish either guesses (or) copies from net(or) knows the answer to a multiple-choice question with 4 choices. Probability that he makes a guess is 1/3. He copies the answer is 1/6. The probability that his answer is correct given that he copied it is 1/8. Find the probability that he knew the answer to the question. Given that he correctly answered it.

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