An electric current is passed through a circuit containing two wires of the same material, connected in parallel. If the lengths and radii of the wires are in the ratio of $4/3$ and $2/3$, then the ratio of the currents passing through the wire will be
  • A$3$
  • B$1/3$
  • C$8/9$
  • D$2$
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