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A pair of unbiased dice is rolled togeth...

A pair of unbiased dice is rolled together till a sum of either 5 or 7 is obtained. The probability that 5 comes before 7 is

A

`2//5`

B

`3//5`

C

`4//5`

D

None of these

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