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In a hostel, 60% of the students read Hindi newspaper, 40% read English newspaper and 20% read both Hindi and English newspaper. A student is selected at random, if she reads Hindi newspaper, then the probability she reads English newspaper is

A

`(1)/(2)`

B

`(1)/(3)`

C

`(2)/(3)`

D

None of these

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