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Jim is a randomly chosen member of a large population in which 6% are heroin users. Joe tests positive for heroin in a drug test that correctly identifies users 98% of the time and correctly identifies nonusers 95% of the time. What is the probability that Jim is a heroin user given that his test came back positive?
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