Class - boys and girls
In the class are 60% boys and 40% girls. Long hair has 10% boys and 80% girls.
a) What is the probability that a randomly chosen person has long hair?
b) The selected person has long hair. What is the probability that it is a girl?
a) What is the probability that a randomly chosen person has long hair?
b) The selected person has long hair. What is the probability that it is a girl?
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