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An electric current passes through a circuit containing two wires of the same material connected in parallel. If the lengths of the wires are in the ratio of `4//3` and radius of the wires are in the ratio of `2//3`, then the ratio of the currents passing through the wires will be :

A

3

B

2

C

`8//9`

D

`1//3`

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D
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