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5.7 Exercise 187

Avg difficulty 2.5

Solve. (Round decimals to three places.)

Luc has to read 33 novels and 1212 short stories for his literature class. The professor will choose one reading at random for the final exam. Find the probability that the professor will choose a novel for the final exam. Express your answer as a fraction and as a decimal.

OpenStax Prealgebra 2e, 5.7 Simplify and Use Square Roots, exercise 187

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