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Jake has a 1 in 5 chance of winning the egg and spoon race.

What is the probability that he will not win the race?

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4/5

Explanation:

if he has a 1/5 of winning, the left over chances he has has to be towards losing because we already know his chance of winning, and there is no in between, so the left over is 4/5

User Ian Joyce
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4/5

subtract 1/5 from 5/5.

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