SOLUTION: Of the light bulbs available at a store, 45% are fluorescent, 21% are labeled as long life, and 10% are fluorescent and long life. A light bulb will be selected at random from the

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Question 1045187: Of the light bulbs available at a store, 45% are fluorescent, 21% are labeled as long life, and 10% are fluorescent and long life. A light bulb will be selected at random from the light bulbs at this store. Rounding your answer to the nearest thousandth where necessary, find the probability that the selected light bulb is not fluorescent.
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If 45% of the light bulbs available in a store are fluorescent, then the probability of choosing a non-fluorescent bulb at random is 100-45, or 55% (.55).☺☺☺☺