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In answering a question on a multiple choice test, a student either knows the answer or guesses. Let `3/4` be the probability that he knows the answer and `1/4` be the probability that he guesses. Assuming that a student who guesses at the answer with probability 1/4. what is the probability that the student knows the answer given that he answers correctly.?

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