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Two dice are thrown simultaneously and three events A, B and C are defined as
A : The sum of the numbers is 10
B : The sum of the numbers is 9
C : The sum of the numbers is 8
If P(E) is the probability of event E, then which of the followings is true ?

A

`P(A) = 1/11`

B

`P(B) = 1/8`

C

`P( C) = 5/36`

D

`P( C) = 1/9`

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