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)(…

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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)`

Answer 1

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.