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In a city 40% persons have gray hair, 25% person have gray eyes and 15% person have gray hair as well as gray eyes. One person is selected at random then ........ is the probability of an event that person has gray hair and gray eyes.

A

`(2)/(5)`

B

`(3)/(8)`

C

`(1)/(3)`

D

`(2)/(3)`

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