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Two coins are available, one fair and the other two-headed. Choose a coin and toss it once, assume that the unbiased coin is chosen with probability `3/4` Given that the outcome is head, the probability that the two-headed coin was chosen is-

A

`3/5`

B

`2/5`

C

`1/5`

D

`2/7`

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