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Three houses are available in a locality. Three persons apply for the houses. Each applies for one houses without consulting others. The probability that all three apply for the same houses is `1//9` b. `2//9` c. `7//9` d. `8//9`

A

`1//9`

B

`2//9`

C

`7//9`

D

`8//9`

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The correct Answer is:
A
Required probability = `("No. of favorable cases")/("Total no. of exhaustive cases")`
= `(3)/(3xx3xx3) = (1)/(9)`
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