In a certain year, 14,663 professional train pushers are diagnosed with carpal tunnel.  The top cities for such diagnoses are Tokyo with 2,250, Osaka with 2,162, and Kyoto with 1,288.  If a professional train pusher recently diagnosed with carpal tunnel is randomly selected, what is the probability that they are from somewhere other than Tokyo, Kyoto or Osaka?

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In a certain year, 14,663 professional train pushers are diagnosed with carpal tunnel.  The top cities for such diagnoses are Tokyo with 2,250, Osaka with 2,162, and Kyoto with 1,288.  If a professional train pusher recently diagnosed with carpal tunnel is randomly selected, what is the probability that they are from somewhere other than Tokyo, Kyoto or Osaka?

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In a certain year, 14,601 professional train pushers are diagnosed with carpal tunnel.  The top cities for such diagnoses are Tokyo with 3,429, Osaka with 2,978, and Kyoto with 1,629.  If a professional train pusher recently diagnosed with carpal tunnel is randomly selected, what is the probability that they are from somewhere other than Tokyo, Kyoto or Osaka?

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