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A letter is known to have come either from LONDON or CLIFTON, on the postmark only the two consecutive letters ON are eligible. The probability that it come from LONDON is

A

`(5)/(17)`

B

`(12)/(17)`

C

`(17)/(30)`

D

`(3)/(5)`

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