SOLUTION: A cooler contains 8 apple juice boxes, 9 cherry juice boxes, 6 strawberry juice boxes, and 5 orange juice boxes. You pick a box at random. What is the probability that it is apple

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Question 1166501: A cooler contains 8 apple juice boxes, 9 cherry juice boxes, 6 strawberry juice boxes, and 5 orange juice boxes. You pick a box at random. What is the probability that it is apple or cherry, or not orange?
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    P(apple or cherry or not orange) = P(not orange) = %288%2B9%2B6%29%2F%288%2B9%2B6%2B5%29 = 23%2F%2823%2B5%29 = 23%2F28.    ANSWER