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A person goes to office either by car, scooter, bus or train probability of which being`1/7, 3/7, 2/7 and 1/7` respectively. Probability that he reaches office late, if he takes car, scooter, bus or train is `2/9, 1/9, 4/9 and 1/9` respectively. Given that he reached office in time, then what is the probability that he travelled by a car?

A

`(1)/(7)`

B

`(2)/(7)`

C

`(3)/(7)`

D

`(4)/(7)`

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