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Two aeroplanes I and II bomb a target in succession . The probabilities of I and II scoring a hit correctly are 0.3 and 0.2 respectively . The second plane will bomb only if the first misses the target . The probability that the target is hit by the second plane is :

A

`0.14`

B

`0.2`

C

`0.7`

D

`0.06`

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