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Odds 8 to 5 against a person who is 40 years old living till he is 70 and 4 to 3 against another person now 50 till he will be living 80. Probability that one of them will be alive next 30 years .

A

1) `(59)/(91)`

B

2) `(44)/(91)`

C

3) `(51)/(91)`

D

4) `(32)/(91)`

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B
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