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If three out of every fourteen trick-or-treaters that came to your house last Halloween were dressed as pirates, what proportion of trick-or-treaters were not dressed as pirates?

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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that three out of every fourteen trick-or-treaters were dressed as pirates

The proportion of the tick-or-treaters that were not dressed as pirates is the subtraction of the proportion of the people d

Dressed as pirates = 3/14

Not dressed as pirates = 14/14 - 3/14

= 11/14

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