$25 \%$ of the population are smokers. $A$ smoker has $27$ times more chances to develop lung cancer than a non-smoker. $A$ person is diagnosed with lung cancer and the probability that this person is a smoker is $\frac{k}{10}$. Then the value of $k$ is $.............$

  • A
    $9$
  • B
    $3$
  • C
    $6$
  • D
    $5$

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