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HELP ASAP!!! you have 12 pennies in your pocket. Of those pennies, 3 are Canadian. suppose you pick a penny out of your pocket at random. Find P (not Canadian) a)4 b)(3)/(4) c)(5)/(4) d)(1)/(4)
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HELP ASAP!!! you have 12 pennies in your pocket. Of those pennies, 3 are Canadian. suppose you pick a penny out of your pocket at random. Find P (not Canadian)

a)4
b)
(3)/(4)
c)
(5)/(4)
d)
(1)/(4)

User Sundararajan S
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If 3 of the pennies are Canadian, then the other 12-3=9 pennies are not Canadian.  Therefore, the desired probability is 9/12, which is equal to 3/4.  B is the correct answer.
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