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In a group of 14 males and 6 females, 8 and 3 of the males and the females respectively are aged above 40 years. The probability that a person selected at random from the group is aged above 40 years, given that the selected person is a female is-

A

`2/7`

B

`1/2`

C

`1/4`

D

`5/6`

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