Two numbers are chosen at random from $\{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8\}$ at a time. The probability that smaller of the two numbers is less than 4 is:

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\[(a)\;\frac{7}{14} \quad (b)\;\frac{8}{14} \quad (c)\;\frac{9}{14} \quad (d)\;\frac{10}{14} \]