Find the probability that stereo came from company a

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Use Bayes' theorem to solve this problem. A store owner purchases stereos from two companies. From Company A, 550 stereos are purchased and 1% are found to be defective. From Company B, 850 stereos are purchased and 6% are found to be defective. Given that a stereo is defective, find the probability that it came from Company A.

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