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In a college, 25% of the boys and 10% of the girls offer mathematics. The girls constitute 60% of the total number of strudents. If a student is selected at random and is found to be studying Mathematics. The probability that the student is a girl is

A

`1/6`

B

`3/8`

C

`5/8`

D

`5/6`

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