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A spinner with 9 equal sections is numbered 1 through 9. The probability of spinning a 1 or a 9 is 2/9 . What is the probability of not spinning a 1 or a 9? Enter your answer as a fraction, in simplest
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A spinner with 9 equal sections is numbered 1 through 9. The probability of spinning a 1 or a 9 is 2/9 .

What is the probability of not spinning a 1 or a 9?

Enter your answer as a fraction, in simplest form, in the box.

User Lfaraone
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Answer: The answer is 7/9

User Scott Worland
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The answer would be 7/9. If the spinner has 9 sections and you want to know the probability of NOT landing on a 1 or a 9, you would subtract 2 from 9 since there are 2 numbers and 9 total.

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