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Two persons A and B throw a die alternately till one of them gets a three and wins the game. Find their respectively probabilities of winning, if a begins.

A

`6/11,5/11`

B

`5/11,8/11`

C

`3/11,7/11`

D

`8/11 ,3/11`

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