There are $3$ bags,each containing $5$ white balls and $3$ black balls. Also,there are $2$ bags,each containing $2$ white balls and $4$ black balls. $A$ white ball is drawn at random. Find the probability that this white ball is from a bag of the first group.

  • A
    $\frac{16}{61}$
  • B
    $\frac{15}{61}$
  • C
    $\frac{45}{61}$
  • D
    None of these

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