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Suppose on an average 1 house in 1000 in a certain district has a fire during a year . If there are 2000 houses in the district , then the probability that exactly 5 houses will have a fire during the year is

A

`(1)/(15e^(2))`

B

`(4)/(e^(2))`

C

`(2)/(25e^(2))`

D

`(4)/(15e^(2))`

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