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A car is parked by an owner amongst 25 cars in a row, not at either end. On his return he finds that exactly 15 places are still occupied. The probability that both the neighboring places are empty is

A

`(15)/(99)`

B

`(15)/(92)`

C

`(15)/(184)`

D

`(15)/(25)`

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