Before a race, the chances of three runners, A B and C were estimated to be proportional to 5 : 3 : 2, but during the race, A meets with an accident which reduces his chance to 1/3. The respective chances of B and C now winning are
35,25
25,415
715,215
310,210
A
310,210
B
35,25
C
25,415
D
715,215
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