There are three coins. One is a two-headed coin (having heads on both faces),another is a biased coin that comes up heads $75 \%$ of the time,and the third is an unbiased coin. One of the three coins is chosen at random and tossed; it shows heads. What is the probability that it was the two-headed coin?

  • A
    $\frac{4}{9}$
  • B
    $\frac{1}{3}$
  • C
    $\frac{1}{2}$
  • D
    $\frac{2}{9}$

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