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An antiaircraft gun can take maximum of three shots at an enemy plane moving away from it. The probabilities of hitting the plane at the first , second and third shot are 0.5. 0.4 , 0.3 respectively. The probability that the gun hits the plane is

A

0.79

B

0.488

C

0.6976

D

0.784

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