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A bucket contains 10 balls labeled as follows: A,A,B,C,C,C,C,D,E,E\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "4/10 = 0.4\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "9/10 = 0.9 = 90%\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "P(A) = 2/10 = 1/5\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "P(A or B) = (# of balls that are either A or B)/(# total)
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