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A, B and C try to hit a target simultaneously but independently. Their recpective probabilities of hitting the target are `3/4, 1/2, 5/8`. The probability that the target is hit by A or B but not by C is

A

`21/64`

B

`7/32`

C

`9/64`

D

`7/8`

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