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A bag X contains 2 white and 3 black balls and another bag Y contains 4 white and 2 black balls. One bag is selected at random and a ball is drawn from it. Then the probability for the ball chosen be white is -

A

`(2)/(15)`

B

`(7)/(15)`

C

`(14)/(15)`

D

`(8)/(15)`

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