Jane Street

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Jane Street

A cube that is white on the inside is painted blue on the outside and then cut into thirds along each dimension, resulting in 27 smaller cubes. Blindfolded, I randomly pick one of the smaller cubes and toss it so it lands with one side down. I observe that all of the visible sides are white. What is the probability that the side facing down is blue?

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