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A girl and a boy each randomly grab a piece of candy from a bowl containing 9 pieces of chocolate, 7 fruit chews, 9 lollipops, and 9 peppermints. Find the probability that both events A and B will occur. Give your answer a reduced fraction.

Event A: A girl grabs a lollipop

Event B: A boy grabs a fruit chew

User Erik Cupal
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Answer: event a: 11

Event b: 4

Explanation:

Since There are 44 cans in total, Event Will get 11 candies and event b Will get 4 candies.

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