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Three persons A,B,C take part in a competition.A is 4 times as likely as B to win,and B is thrice as likely as C to win .Find the probability of A,B,C to win the competition.

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`P(A)=(12K)/(16K)=(3)/(4)`
`P(B)=(3K)/(16K)=(3)/(16)`
`P(C)=(K)/(16K)=(1)/(16)`
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