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A coin is tossed three times in succession. If E is the event that there are at least two heads and F is the event in which first throw is a head, then P(E/F) is equal to:

A

`(3)/(4)`

B

`(3)/(8)`

C

`(1)/(2)`

D

`(1)/(8)`

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