document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=385380>Question 385380</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a box of colored thumb tacks contains 80 tacks, with an equal assortment of red, green, blue, and yellow tacks. if you close your eyes and select a single thumb tack , what is the probability that it will not be red? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "There are 20 tacks of each color.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(not red) = 60/80 = 3/4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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