There is a shelf in the library for the books by authors with the last names of Amster, Anderson, Axelson, Bannister, Baxter, and Bayer. The following table shows the number of books that the library has by these authors and how many of those books are currently checked out.
Author's Last Name, Number of books the library has, Number of books checked out
1. Amster, 8, 2
2. Anderson, 12, 3
3. Axelson, 1, 0
4. Bannister, 5, 2
5. Baxter, 4, 1
6. Bayer, 7, 1
If Robert randomly selects one book from the remaining books on the shelf, what is the probability that the author of the book he selects will be Baxter?
2 answers
There are 28 books on the shelves, and only 3 by Baxter ...
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