Eight of the twenty-five articles are defective, with three having mild defects and five having serious defects. Determine the probability that an item chosen at random has minor defect, assuming that it has defect.

Eight of the twenty-five articles are defective, with three having mild defects and five having serious defects. Determine the probability that an item chosen at random has minor defect, assuming that it has defect.

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