bayes rule question regarding exam performance related

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In an exam, there is a problem that $60\%$ of students know the correct answer. However, there is $15\%$ chance that a student picked the wrong answer even if he/she knows it and there is also a $25\%$ chance that a student does not know the answer but guessed it correctly. If a student did get the problem right, what is the chance that this student really knows the answer?

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A = knows answer, B = answers correctly

$P(A\cap B)$ = $0.6\times 0.85$

$P(A^c\cap B)$ = $0.4\times 0.25$ $$P(A|B) = \frac{(0.6\times 0.85)}{(0.6\times 0.85) + (0.4\times 0.25)} = 0.8361$$