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A husband and wife appear in an interview for two vacancies in the same post. The probability of husband's selection is `(1)/(5)` and that of wife selection is `(1)/(3)` . What is the probability that only one of them will be selected?

A

`(1)/(5)`

B

`(2)/(5)`

C

`(3)/(5)`

D

`(4)/(5)`

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