Meera visits only one of the two temples $A$ and $B$ in her locality. The probability that she visits temple $A$ is $\frac{2}{5}$. If she visits temple $A$,the probability that she meets her friend is $\frac{1}{3}$,whereas it is $\frac{2}{7}$ if she visits temple $B$. Meera met her friend at one of the two temples. The probability that she met her at temple $B$ is

  • A
    $\frac{7}{16}$
  • B
    $\frac{5}{16}$
  • C
    $\frac{3}{16}$
  • D
    $\frac{9}{16}$

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