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A is trying to break a bulb by throwing balls at it. If he hits the bulb 3 times in every 12 throws and bulb breaks 3 times out of 18 hits, then find the probability of A breaking the bulb.

A 1/14

B 1/20

C 1/24

D 1/26

E None of these

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