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A bag contains red, white and blue pencils . The probability of selecting a red pencil is `(2)/(13)` and that of selecting a blue pencil is `(4)/(13)` . The probability of selecting a white pencil is

A

`(6)/(13)`

B

`(7)/(13)`

C

`(3)/(5)`

D

`(2)/(5)`

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