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A student appears for tests I, II and III. The student is successful if he passes either in tests I and II or tests I and III. The probabilities of the student passing in tests I, II, and III are, p,q,`1/2` respectively,if the probability that the student is successful is `1/2` then p(1+q)=

A

`p=1, q=0`

B

`p=(2)/(3), q=(1)/(2)`

C

`p=(3)/(5), q=(2)/(3)`

D

infinitely values of p and q

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