In a tournament,there are $12$ players $P_1, P_2, P_3, \dots, P_{12}$ divided into $6$ pairs at random. From each game,a winner is decided based on the game played between the two players of the pair. Assuming each player is of equal strength,what is the probability that exactly one out of $P_1$ and $P_2$ is among the losers?

  • A
    $\frac{5}{11}$
  • B
    $\frac{6}{11}$
  • C
    $\frac{1}{2}$
  • D
    $\frac{5}{22}$

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