Abigail owns a small business selling bagels. She knows that in the last week 65 customers paid cash, 2 customers used a debit card, and 9 customers used a credit card.

Based on these results, express the probability that the next customer will pay with a debit card as a fraction in simplest form.

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To determine the probability that the next customer will pay with a debit card, we first need to find the total number of customers and the number of customers who used a debit card.

From the data provided:

  • Cash customers: 65
  • Debit card customers: 2
  • Credit card customers: 9

Now, we can calculate the total number of customers:

\[ \text{Total customers} = 65 + 2 + 9 = 76 \]

Next, we know that the number of customers who paid with a debit card is 2. The probability \( P \) of the next customer paying with a debit card is given by the ratio of the number of debit card customers to the total number of customers:

\[ P(\text{debit card}) = \frac{\text{Number of debit card customers}}{\text{Total customers}} = \frac{2}{76} \]

Now, we simplify the fraction \( \frac{2}{76} \):

\[ \frac{2 \div 2}{76 \div 2} = \frac{1}{38} \]

Thus, the probability that the next customer will pay with a debit card, expressed as a fraction in simplest form, is

\[ \boxed{\frac{1}{38}} \]