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If 12 indentical balls are to placed in 3 indntical boxes, then the probability that one of the boxes contains exactly 3 balls is

A

`220((1)/(3))^12`

B

`22((1)/(3))^11`

C

`(55)/(3)((2)/(3))^11`

D

`55((2)/(3))^10`

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