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A cookie jar has 9 chocolate chip cookies, 17 peanut butter cookies, and 17 sugar cookies inside of it. The cookie monster's favorite cookies are chocolate chip cookies. What is the probability that the cookie monster will be disappointed and doesn't get his favorite cookie? Round your answer to the thousandths place.

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Answer:I got 2500%

Step-by-step explanation:so first I added 17+17 then you subtract 9 so that gives you 25 then if you convert it into a percentage you would be 2500.

User Tadeuzagallo
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Answer: 4.78

Step-by-step explanation:

add up all the cookies and then divide by his favorite.

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