The chance of a student passing an exam is 20%. The chance of a student passing the exam and getting above 90% marks in it is 5%. Given that a student passes the examination, the probability that the student gets above 90% marks is A. $$\frac{1}{{18}}$$ B. $$\frac{1}{4}$$ C. $$\frac{2}{9}$$ D. $$\frac{5}{{18}}$$

$$ rac{1}{{18}}$$
$$ rac{1}{4}$$
$$ rac{2}{9}$$
$$ rac{5}{{18}}$$

The correct answer is $\boxed{\frac{5}{{18}}}$.

The probability of event A happening, given that event B has already happened, is called the conditional probability of A given B, and is denoted by $P(A|B)$. It can be calculated using the following formula:

$$P(A|B) = \frac{P(A \cap B)}{P(B)}$$

In this case, event A is the student getting above 90% marks, and event B is the student passing the exam. We are given that $P(A \cap B) = \frac{5}{{100}}$ and $P(B) = \frac{20}{{100}}$. Substituting these values into the formula, we get:

$$P(A|B) = \frac{P(A \cap B)}{P(B)} = \frac{\frac{5}{{100}}}{\frac{20}{{100}}} = \frac{5}{{18}}$$

Therefore, the probability that the student gets above 90% marks, given that the student passes the examination, is $\frac{5}{{18}}$.

Option A is incorrect because it is the probability of the student getting above 90% marks, not the conditional probability of the student getting above 90% marks given that the student passes the examination.

Option B is incorrect because it is the probability of the student passing the examination, not the conditional probability of the student getting above 90% marks given that the student passes the examination.

Option C is incorrect because it is the probability of the student getting above 90% marks and passing the examination, not the conditional probability of the student getting above 90% marks given that the student passes the examination.