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Carla asked students at a lunch table what main course they like. Out of those students,

28 like pizza, 15 like chicken nuggets and 8 like both. What is the probability that a
randomly selected student will like pizza but not chicken nuggets?

A. 4/5
B. 4/7
C. 15/28
D.8/35

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Answer:

28/51

Explanation:

First you add up all the values: 28 + 15 + 8 = 51. That is your denominator because the total is the denominator. Then you put 28 as your numerator because that's how many off all the people that only like pizza.

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