9. Snack Foods In a meeting room in a dormitory there are 8 bags of potato chips, 5 bags of popcorn, 2 bags of pretzels, and I bag of cheese puffs. If a student selects 1 bag at random, find the probability that it is a bag of potato chips or a bag of pretzels. 510m T0 N E Selecting a Movie A media rental store rented the following number of movie titles in each of these categories: 170 horror, 230 drama, 120 mystery, 310 romance, and 150 comedy. If a person selects a movie to rent, find the probability that it is a romance or a comedy. Is this event likely or unlikely to occur? Explain your answer.
Percentage
A percentage is a number indicated as a fraction of 100. It is a dimensionless number often expressed using the symbol %.
Algebraic Expressions
In mathematics, an algebraic expression consists of constant(s), variable(s), and mathematical operators. It is made up of terms.
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Numbers are some measures used for counting. They can be compared one with another to know its position in the number line and determine which one is greater or lesser than the other.
Subtraction
Before we begin to understand the subtraction of algebraic expressions, we need to list out a few things that form the basis of algebra.
Addition
Before we begin to understand the addition of algebraic expressions, we need to list out a few things that form the basis of algebra.
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![9. Snack Foods In a meeting room in a dormitory there
are 8 bags of potato chips, 5 bags of popcorn, 2 bags of
pretzels, and I bag of cheese puffs. If a student selects
1 bag at random, find the probability that it is a bag of
potato chips or a bag of pretzels.
510m T0
N
E
Selecting a Movie A media rental store rented the
following number of movie titles in each of these
categories: 170 horror, 230 drama, 120 mystery,
310 romance, and 150 comedy. If a person selects a
movie to rent, find the probability that it is a romance or a
comedy. Is this event likely or unlikely to occur? Explain
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Two events A and B are mutually exclusive if
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