An urn contains 9 balls two of which are red, three blue and four black. Three balls are drawn at random. The probability that they are of the same colour is,
  • A$\frac{5}{84}$
  • B$\frac{3}{9}$
  • C$\frac{3}{7}$
  • D$\frac{7}{17}$
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