3 coins are put in a bag. 2 of the coins are weighted with the probability of flipping heads being two times greater than the probability of flipping tails while the other coin is a fair coin. One of these coins is selected at random and then flipped once. What is the probability that a weighted coin was selected given that heads was flipped? Conditional probability: Yes or No

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3 coins are put in a bag. 2 of the coins are weighted with the probability of flipping heads being two times greater than the probability of flipping tails while the other coin is a fair coin. One of these coins is selected at random and then flipped once.

What is the probability that a weighted coin was selected given that heads was flipped? Conditional probability: Yes or No

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