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In a ladies hostel,60% of the students read
Hindi newspaper,40% read English newspaper and
20%read both Hindi and English newspapers.A
student is selected at random.
If she reads English newspaper,find the
probability that she reads Hindi newspaper.

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Required probability
=P(H/E)=`P(HnnE)/P(H)`
=0.2/0.4=2/4=1/2
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