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A special lottery is to be held to select a high school student of the year. There
are 500 seniors, 500 juniors, and 200 sophomores who applied.
Each senior's name is placed in the lottery 2 times; each
junior's name, 6 times; and each sophomore's name, 6 times.
What is the probability that a senior's name will be chosen?
A) 9/7
B) 7/6
C) 1/5.2
D) 8/8
E) 6/9