1. **State the problem:** We need to find the conditional probability $P(M|B)$, which is the probability of event $M$ given event $B$.
2. **Recall the formula for conditional probability:**
$$P(M|B) = \frac{P(M \cap B)}{P(B)} = \frac{P(M \cap B)}{P(M \cap B) + P(N \cap B)}$$
3. **Identify probabilities from the tree diagram:**
- $P(M) = 0.8$
- $P(N) = 0.2$
- $P(B|M) = 0.9$
- $P(B|N) = 0.8$
4. **Calculate joint probabilities:**
$$P(M \cap B) = P(M) \times P(B|M) = 0.8 \times 0.9 = 0.72$$
$$P(N \cap B) = P(N) \times P(B|N) = 0.2 \times 0.8 = 0.16$$
5. **Calculate $P(M|B)$:**
$$P(M|B) = \frac{0.72}{0.72 + 0.16} = \frac{0.72}{0.88}$$
6. **Simplify the fraction:**
$$P(M|B) = \frac{\cancel{0.72}}{\cancel{0.88}} = \frac{72}{88} = \frac{9}{11} \approx 0.8182$$
7. **Final answer:**
$$\boxed{P(M|B) = \frac{9}{11} \approx 0.8182}$$
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