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There are four machines and it is known that exactly two of them are faulty. They are tested , one by one , in a random order till both the faulty machines are identified. Then the probability that only two tests are needed is

A

a) 1/3

B

b) 1/6

C

c) 1/2

D

d) 1/4

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