[单选题]

An economist predicts that over the next year, there is a 56 percent probability that oil prices will fall slightly and a 17 percent probability that new estate tax legislation will be enacted. According to this prediction, the probability that at least one of these independent events will occur is closest to:

A.13.6%

B.44.7%

C.63.5%

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