There are $5$ white, $7$ red, $4$ black, and $2$ blue identical balls in a box. One ball is selected at random from the box. Find the probability that the ball is either black or white.

  • A
    $1/3$
  • B
    $1/4$
  • C
    $1/5$
  • D
    $1/2$

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