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In a population, 50% do not smoke, 20% are light smokers, and 30% are heavy smokers. Heavy smokers are twice as likely to die as light smokers, and light smokers are twice as likely to die as non-smokers. What is the probability that a person was a heavy smoker given that they have died?

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