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An electric current is passed through a circuit containing two wires of the same material connected in parallel. If the lengths and radii of the wire are in the ratio `(4)/(3)` and `(2)/(3)`, then the ratio of the currents passing through the wires will be

A

3

B

`1//3`

C

`8//9`

D

2

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