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Probability of solving specific problem independently by A and B are `(1)/(2)` and `(1)/(3)` respectively . If both try to solve the problem independently, find the probability that
(i) the problem is solved
(ii) exactly one of them solve the problem .

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(i) `(2)/(3)`
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