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University DataReceivingNot ReceivingTotalFinancial AidFinancial AidUndergraduates422238988120Graduates18797312610Total6101462910730If you know that a student receives financial aid,what is the probability that the student is agraduate student?Write your answor

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To solve this question, we will use the following formula of conditional probability:


P(A|B)=(P(A\cap B))/(P(B)).

Now, from the given table, we get that:


P(financial\text{ aid and graduate\rparen= }(1879)/(10730),
P(financial\text{ aid\rparen=}(6101)/(10730).

Therefore:


P(graduate|financial\text{ aid\rparen= }((1879)/(10730))/((6101)/(10730))=(1879)/(6101).

Writing the above result as a percentage, we get:


\approx31\%.

Answer:


31\%.

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