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Let denote the number of fruits that are grown in a farm house in a particular day. The probability that X can take the value of x has the following form, where k is some unknown constant.
`P(X=x) = {(k, if x=0),(2k, if x=1),(3x, if x=2), (0, "otherwise"):}`
Then the value of k is

A

`1/8`

B

`1/2`

C

`1/3`

D

`1/6`

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