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Suppose a girl throws a die. If she gets as 5 or 6, she tosses a coin three times and notes the number of heads. If she gets I, 2, 3 or 4, she tosses a coin once and notes whether a head or tail is obtained. If she obtained exactly one head, wlhat is the probability that she threw 1,2,3 or 4 with the die?

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