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The chance of an event happening is the square of the chance of a second event but the odds against the first are the cube of the odds against the second. The chances of the events are

A

`(1)/(9),(1)/(3)`

B

`(1)/(16),(1)/(4)`

C

`(1)/(4),(1)/(2)`

D

None

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