A letter is known to have come either fr...

A letter is known to have come either from LONDON or CLIFTON. On the envelope just two consecutive letters ON are visible. What is the probability that the letter has come from (i) LONDON (ii) CLIFTON?

A

`5/17`

B

`12/17`

C

`17/30`

D

`3/5`

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B

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