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document.write( "Calculate the total people 2 + 20 + 6 + 2 + 40 = 70.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then the probability is  \"40%2F70\" = \"4%2F7\",  or, in percentage terms,   \"%284%2F7%29%2A100\" = 57.14%  (rounded).   ANSWER\r\n" );
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