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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The probability of anything is the number of ways that it can happen that you would consider a success divided by the number of ways it can happen total -- successes and failures.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "There are 10 pieces of fruit (3 plus 2 plus 1 plus 4), 5 of which represent successes (1 plus 4).\r
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\n" ); document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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