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28) A multiple choice history exam contains 5 choices per question. Sally knows 90% of the material that the exam covers, when she doesnt know the answer to a question, she guesses. Determine the probability that Sally knew the answer to problem #17, given that she answered it correctly. a) .9924 b) .9783 c).9567 d) .9318 e).9000

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