Suppose we have three coins. The first coin has heads on both sides. The second coin has tails on both sides. The third coin has a head on one side and a tail on the other. One coin is randomly selected and tossed. The upper side of this coin turns out to be a head. What is the probability that the other side of this coin is tail?
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