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A vessel contains 5 red, ‘x’ green and 3 blue ribbons. If two ribbons are drawn from the vessel randomly, then the probability of getting a red and a green ribbon is 3/11. Find the value of
x.

A 3

B 2

C 4

D 5

E 7

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