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(20 POINTS) (SHOW YOUR WORK!!) Jordan is a biologist. She is going to randomly select one animal from her lab to study. There are 55 salamanders, 33 crayfish, and 12 minnows in her lab. What is the probability that she does not select a salamander?

User Neville
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Answer: .55%

Explanation:

First you add up all of the animals ,100 Then divide the number you were trying to find the probability of by that, 100, the total

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User Jitendra Gupta
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Answer:

45%

Explanation:

There are 100 animals so that means you divide 55 by 100 like 55/100 and you get 55% so, there is a 45% chance that she wont pick a salamander

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