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I have 4 pencils, 3 ball-point pens, and a felt-tip marker in a cup on my desk. i choose a writing implement from the cup randomly. what is the probability that it is not a ball-point pen?
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I have 4 pencils, 3 ball-point pens, and a felt-tip marker in a cup on my desk. i choose a writing implement from the cup randomly. what is the probability that it is not a ball-point pen?

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The probability would be 5/8 chances.

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