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In a class, 5% of the boys and 10% of the girls have an IQ of more than 150. In this class 60% of the students are boys. If a student is selected at random and found to have an IQ of more than 150, find the probability that the student is a boy.

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A=1 Q is more than 150

` E_{1}`= selected student is a boy

`E_{2}= ` selected student is a girl

`therefore P(E_{1})=frac{60}{100} `

`P(E_{2})=frac{40}{100}`

`P(A / E_{1})=frac{5}{100} `

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