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Each of the n urns contains 4 white and 6 black balls. The (n + 1)th urn contains 5 white and 5 black balls. One of the n + 1 urns is chosen at random and two balls turn out to be black. If the probability that the (n + 1)th urn was chosen to draw the balls is 1/16, then find the value of n.

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