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Probability of hitting a targen independently of 4 persons are `(1)/(2),(1)/(3),(1)/(4),(1)/(8)`. Then the probability that target is hit is-

A

`(1)/(192)`

B

`(5)/(192)`

C

`(25)/(32)`

D

`(7)/(32)`

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