Three rotten apples are accidentally mixed with fifteen good apples. Assuming the random variable $X$ to be the number of rotten apples in a draw of two apples,the variance of $X$ is

  • A
    $\frac{37}{153}$
  • B
    $\frac{57}{153}$
  • C
    $\frac{47}{153}$
  • D
    $\frac{40}{153}$

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