A man and his wife appear for an interview for two posts. The probability of the husband's selection is $\frac{1}{7}$ and that of the wife's selection is $\frac{1}{5}$. What is the probability that only one of them will be selected
A man and his wife appear for an interview for two posts. The probability of the husband's selection is $\frac{1}{7}$ and that of the wife's selection is $\frac{1}{5}$. What is the probability that only one of them will be selected
- A
$\frac{1}{7}$
- B
$\frac{2}{7}$
- C
$\frac{3}{7}$
- D
None of these
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