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In a certain colleage, 4% of men and 1% of women are taller than 1.8m. Also, 60% of students are women. If a student selected at random is found to be taller than 1.8 m, then the probability that the student being a woman is

A

`3//11`

B

`5//11`

C

`6//11`

D

`8//11`

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