A class consists of 55% boys and 45% girls. It is observed that 25% of the class are boys and scored an A on the test, and 35% of the class are girls and scored an A on the test.
If a student is chosen at random and is found to be a girl, the probability that the student scored an A is _________?

Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.

Question

A class consists of 55% boys and 45% girls. It is observed that 25% of the class are boys and scored an A on the test, and 35% of the class are girls and scored an A on the test.
If a student is chosen at random and is found to be a girl, the probability that the student scored an A is _________?  

Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.

retireed · Answer

Out of the entire class, there is a 45% chance of picking a girl and there is a 35% chance that the girl picked got an A.  

So I believe you multiply the probabilities to find the probability of picking a girl with an A.