An urn contains 2 black and 5 brown marbles. A marble is selected at random. If the marble drawn is brown, it is replaced and 2 additional brown marbles are also put into the urn. If the marble drawn is black, it is not replaced in the urn and no additional marbles are added. A marble is then drawn from the urn the second time.We are given that the marble selected at the second stage was brown. What is the probability that the marble selected at the first stage was also brown?

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An urn contains 2 black and 5 brown marbles. A marble is selected at random. If the marble drawn is brown, it is replaced and 2 additional brown marbles are also put into the urn. If the marble drawn is black, it is not replaced in the urn and no additional marbles are added. A marble is then drawn from the urn the second time.We are given that the marble selected at the second stage was brown. What is the probability that the marble selected at the first stage was also brown?

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