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Transcribed Image Text:In a packet of stickers there are 14 small stars, 3 big stars, and 6 small rockets. But, there are no big rockets. Joe is going to choose one of these stickers from
the packet at random to put on his artwork. What is the probability that the sticker Joe chooses is big or is a rocket?
Do not round intermediate computations, and round your answer to the nearest hundredth.
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