Suppose John has a torn tendon and is facing surgery to repair it. The surgeon explains the risks to John: infection occurs in 3%3% of operations, the repair fails in 17%17% of operations, and both infection and failure occur together in 0.69%0.69% of operations. What percentage, ?,P, of these operations succeed and are free from infection? Please round your answer to the nearest two decimal places.

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Suppose John has a torn tendon and is facing surgery to repair it. The surgeon explains the risks to John: infection occurs in 3%3% of operations, the repair fails in 17%17% of operations, and both infection and failure occur together in 0.69%0.69% of operations.

What percentage, ?,P, of these operations succeed and are free from infection? Please round your answer to the nearest two decimal places.

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