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At a carnival game, you may win an inflatable crayon, you may win a small stuffed animal, or you may win nothing at all. If the probability of winning nothing is 0.71 and the probability of winning a small stuffed animal is 0.17, what is the probability of winning an inflatable crayon? Express your answer as a decimal.

0.83
0.88
0.29
0.12

User Arpit Garg
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Answer:

D) 0.12

Explanation:

The max value is 100%.

Add .71 + .17 = .88

Lets change .88 to 88.

100 - 88 = 12

make 12 a decimal.

0.12

User Jordi Flores
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Answer:

I got 0.12 edited*

Explanation:

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