Question

Suppose a math class has 18 females (2 of whom speak French) and 13 males (5 of whom speak French).

Compute the probability that a randomly selected student is male, given that the student speaks French.

Round your answer to three decimal places.

Answer 1

18 females, 13 males, total: 31 students.

•female french students: 2

•male french students: 5

probability: male french = 5/31,

total students

edit: as a percentage, 16.129 %