Suzy is about to pick a cookie from a cookie jar.The cookie jar contains 4 chocolate chip, 3 vanilla, 2 ginger snap, and 1 sugar cookie.What is the probability that Suzy will not pick a vanilla cookie?
A).7
B).3
C)7
D)3

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The total number of cookies is 4 (chocolate chip) + 3 (vanilla) + 2 (ginger snap) + 1 (sugar) = 10. The probability of not picking a vanilla cookie is the number of non-vanilla cookies (4 + 2 + 1 = 7) divided by the total number of cookies (10), which equals 0.7 or 7/10.

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