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A and B are two independent events.The probability that both A and B occur is 1/6 and the probability that neither of them occurs is 1/3.Then the probability of the two events are respectively:

A

`1/2` and `1/3`

B

`1/5` and `1/6`

C

`1/2` and `1/6`

D

`2/3` and `1/4`

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