SOLUTION: From a bookshelf containing 12 fiction and 15 non fiction books, 5 books are removed, 1 of which is non-fiction. If one more book is removed, what is the probability that it will b

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Question 1141620: From a bookshelf containing 12 fiction and 15 non fiction books, 5 books are removed, 1 of which is non-fiction. If one more book is removed, what is the probability that it will be fiction?
A) 1/22
B) 1/11
C)4/11
D)1/2
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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12 F and 15 NF
4 F are removed and 1NF
8 F remain and 14 NF remain
F=8/22 or 4/11
C