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2005 Pascal Problem 4

Six balls, numbered 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, are placed in a hat. Each ball is equally likely to be chosen. If one ball is chosen, what is the probability that the number on the selected ball is a prime number?

\textbf{(A)}\ \frac{1}{6}\quad \textbf{(B)}\ \frac{1}{3}\quad \textbf{(C)}\ \frac{1}{2}\quad \textbf{(D)}\ \frac{2}{3}\quad \textbf{(E)}\ \frac{5}{6}

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