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20% of Kay’s pencils in her pencil case are broken. What is the chance of taking a pencil that is no

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20% of Kay’s pencils in her pencil case are broken. What is the chance of taking a pencil that is not broken from the case if she picks one at random?

This means 100% - 20% = 80% of pencils are not broken

So the probability of drawing a pencil which is not broken is 80%
 
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