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Billy is on a weekend fishing trip with his scout troop. So far he has caught 4 trout and 10 catfish. What is the probability that the next fish that Billy catches will be a catfish
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Billy is on a weekend fishing trip with his scout troop. So far he has caught 4 trout and 10 catfish. What is the probability that the next fish that Billy catches will be a catfish

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We know that Billy caught total 4+10=14 fishes including trout and catfish.
P(catching the catfish):
10/14
Simplify that into 5/7. As a result, the probability that the next fish that Billy catches will be a catfish is 5/7. Hope it help!
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