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A is trying to break a bulb by throwing balls at it. If he hits the bulb 4 times in every 12 throws and bulb breaks 3 times out of 15 hits, then find the probability of A breaking the bulb.

A 1/10

B 1/12

C 1/15

D 1/16

E None of these

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