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Two aeroplanes I and II bomb a target in succession . The probabilities of I and II scoring a hit correctly are 0.3 and 0.2 respectively . The second plane will bomb only if the first misses the target . The probability that the target is hit by the second plane is :

A

0.2

B

0.7

C

0.06

D

0.14

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