During a fitness center outbreak, 1/10 of the customers of the center are infected by COVID-19. Depending on whether the customer is infected or not, the probability that he/she has flu symptoms are 0.8 and 0.3, respectively. If a random customer does not have flu symptoms, what is the probability that he/she is infected?

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During a fitness center outbreak, 1/10 of the customers of the
center are infected by COVID-19. Depending on whether the customer
is infected or not, the probability that he/she has flu symptoms are 0.8
and 0.3, respectively. If a random customer does not have flu symptoms, what is the probability that he/she is infected?

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