Out of 920 items checked out of a public library, 397 were fiction books, 285 were non-fiction books, and 238 were videos (of any genre). What is the probability that a randomly-selected item
Was not a video?
A) 0.349
B) 0.432
C) 0.741
D) 0.259

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The probability that a randomly-selected item was not a video is found by subtracting the number of videos from the total number of items, then dividing by the total number of items. So, $1 - \frac{238}{920} = \frac{682}{920} = 0.741$.

Out of 920 Items Checked Out of a Public Library