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If the probability for A to fail in an examination is 0.2 and that for B is 0.3, then the probability that either A or B fails, is (A) 0.38 (B) 0.44 (C) 0.50 (D) 0.94

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0.5

B

0.44

C

0.8

D

0.25

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