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A bag contains 5 balls and it is not known how many of them are white. Two balls are drawn and these are found to be white. Find the probability that all the balls in the bag are white.

A

`(4)/(5)`

B

`(3)/(5)`

C

`(2)/(5)`

D

`(1)/(5)`

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