SOLUTION: If the probability of an event is 23 42 , what is the probability of the event not happening? Write your answer as a simplified fraction.

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Question 1195651: If the probability of an event is
23
42
, what is the probability of the event not happening?
Write your answer as a simplified fraction.
Answer by greenestamps(13200) About Me  (Show Source):
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Assuming the given probability of the event happening is 23/42, the probability of the event not happening is

1-23%2F42++=+42%2F42-23%2F42+=+19%2F42

ANSWER: 19/42