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A jar contains 54 marbles each of which is blue, green or white. The probability of selecting a blue marble at random from the jar is `1/3,` and the probability of selecting a green marble at random is `4/9dot` How many white marbles does the jar contain?

A

12

B

6

C

9

D

11

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