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

  • A
    $\frac{1}{6}$
  • B
    $\frac{3}{8}$
  • C
    $\frac{5}{8}$
  • D
    $\frac{5}{6}$

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