and Statistics I have in my pocket ten coins. Nine of them are ordinary coins with equal chances of coming up head and tail when tossed and the tenth has two heads. If I toss the coin and it comes up heads, what is the probability that it is the coin with two heads?

and Statistics I have in my pocket ten coins. Nine of them are ordinary coins with equal chances of coming up head and tail when tossed and the tenth has two heads. If I toss the coin and it comes up heads, what is the probability that it is the coin with two heads?

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