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13 March, 14:33

The prizes at a carnival tossing game are different stuffed animals. There are 34 tigers, 27 bears, 12 hippopotamuses, 16 giraffes, and 22 monkeys. The carnival manager randomly selects a prize when a player wins the game. Determine the probability that the prize selected is not a hippopotamus. Give your answer as a decimal, precise to three decimal places.

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  1. 13 March, 14:40
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    Step-by-step explanation:

    Your first step is to find the total number of animals, no matter what they are.

    34 + 27 + 12 + 16 + 22 = 111 animals.

    You could add all the numbers other than the 12 hippopotamuses together. If you did, you would get 99.

    The answer is 99/111 = 0.892

    Sometimes it is just easier to do the following. Find the the probability of getting a hippo and subtract that from 1.

    12/111 = 0.108

    And subtract this number from 1. One represents all of the possible animals.

    1 - 0.108 = 0.892

    Later on, when you get problems that are more complicated, the second way is the way to do it. It gives you lest grief.
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