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\n" ); document.write( "A box contains 278 red marbles and 45 yellow marbles. If you draw one marble at random,
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document.write( "The rational and the decimal expressions for the probability are  \r\n" );
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document.write( "    P =  =  = 0.13932  (rounded).\r\n" );
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document.write( "In the percentage form, it is  13.932%.\r\n" );
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document.write( "To the nearest percent this is 14%.\r\n" );
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