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A farmer has four sheepdogs and three beagles. If he

randomly chooses a dog to accompany him on a walk,
what is the probability of him taking a walk with a
sheepdog?

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Answer: 4/7

Step-by-step explanation: There are 7 total dogs, 4 of them are sheepdogs, so if the farmer picks at random one of the 7 dogs, there is a 4/7 chance the dog he picks is a sheepdog.

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