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A handful of chewing gum contains 5 red pieces out of 11. What is the probability that a randomly selected piece of gum is NOT red?
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A handful of chewing gum contains 5 red pieces out of 11. What is the probability that a randomly selected

piece of gum is NOT red?

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Find the number of pieces that aren't red, by subtracting the red from the total:

11 - 5 = 6 are not red.

The probability is the number of none red, over the total number of pieces: 6/11

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