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A group consists of 12 persons of whom 3 are extremely patient, 6 others are extremely honest, and the last 3 are extremely kind. A person from the group is selected at random. Assuming that each person is equally likely to be selected, find the probability of selecting a person who is (i) extremely patient (ii) extremely kind or honest.

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