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In a box carrying one dozen of oranges, one third have become bad. If 3 oranges are taken out from the box at random, what is the probability that at least one orange out of the three oranges picked up is good ?

A

`1/55`

B

`54/55`

C

`45/55`

D

`3/55`

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