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Jace recorded the grade-level and instrument of everyone in the middle

school School of Rock below.
Seventh Grade Students
Instrument # of Students
Guitar
Bass
Drums
Keyboard
15
11
11
3
Eighth Grade Students
Instrument # of Students
Guitar
Bass
Drums
Keyboard
10
3
12
12
Based on these results, express the probability that an eighth grader chosen at
random will play an instrument other than guitar as a percent to the nearest
whole number.

Jace recorded the grade-level and instrument of everyone in the middle school School-example-1

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The total number of eighth-grade students is:
10 + 3 + 12 + 12 = 37

The number of eighth-grade students who play an instrument other than guitar is:
3 + 12 + 12 = 27

Therefore, the probability that an eighth-grader chosen at random will play an instrument other than guitar is:

27/37 ≈ 0.73

To express this as a percentage to the nearest whole number, we multiply by 100 and round to the nearest whole number:

0.73 × 100 ≈ 73

Therefore, the probability is approximately 73%.
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