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Jacob mixes the letters J, K , L, J, K, M, N, and P thoroughly without looking terry draws one letter expressed as a fraction, decimal., and percentage what is the probability that K will not be the letter Terry selects

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Answer:

1/4, 0.25, 25%

Explanation:

There are 8 letters in total and 2 K's out of those 8. Therefore the fraction is 2/8, and simpfied it would be 1/4. 1/4 is equal to 0.25 and 25%.

User Bitbucket
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Answer:

3/4, 0.75, 75%.

Explanation:

J, K , L, J, K, M, N, P.

There are 8 letters and 2 of them are K, therefore 6 of them are not K.

Probability ( Not picking K) = 6/8

= 3/4 or 0.75 or 75%.

User Alejandro Illecas
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