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A fair coin is tossed at a fixed number of times.If the probability of getting exactly 3 headsequals the probability of getting exactly 5 heads, then the probability of getting exactlyone head is

A

`1//64`

B

`1//32`

C

`1//16`

D

`1//8`

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