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A gym teacher has a large canvas bag that contains 8 tennis balls,2 volleyballs 1 basketball,3 baseballs,and 5 footballs. If you reach into the bag at random,what is the probability that you do not select a basketball?

A. 18/19
B. 17/18
C.1/18
D. 1/19

User Vek
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Answer:

A as basketball is 1/18 so it the rest

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Answer:

a

Explanation:

This is because there is only 1 basketball in the total of 19 balls. And because it asked what's the probability of NOT selecting a basketball its 18/19

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