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Isabelle runs a restaurant that offers a children's menu. This past week, 20 children ate at her restaurant, and 8 of them ordered grilled cheese. What is the probability that a randomly selected child eating in Isabelle's restaurant this past week ordered grilled cheese?

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Fraction=8/20 kids ate a grilled cheese at her restaurant in the last week. This simplifies to 2/5. Therefore the probability that a randomly selected child at her restaurant is eating a grilled cheese is 2/5.
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