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A box of colored pencils contains exactly 6 red pencils.The probability of choosing a red pencil from the box is 2/7.How many of the pencils in the box are not red?
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A box of colored pencils contains exactly 6 red pencils.The probability of choosing a red pencil from the box is 2/7.How many of the pencils in the box are not red?

User Derrick Shoemake
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6 div by 2 = 3

so 1/7=3

2/7=6

5x3=15

so 15 more pencils

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