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In a company there are two vacancies. A man and his wife come for interview. The probability of selection of man is `1/10` and his wife is `1/8`. Find the probability that:
(i) both will be selected
(ii) only one will be selected
(iii) none of them will be selected.

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(i) `63/80` (ii) `1/5` (iii) `17/80` (iv) `1/80`
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