Suppose a sack contains 18 candies. There are Grey and yellow candies in the sack packed for a departmental store. If a candy is drawn from the jar,P(candy is yellow)=4/9.How many Grey candies are there in the sack?

Suppose a sack contains 18 candies. There are Grey and yellow candies in the sack packed for a departmental store. If a candy is drawn from the jar,P(candy is yellow)=4/9.How many Grey candies are there in the sack?

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Suppose a sack contains 18 candies. There are Grey and yellow candies in
the sack packed for a departmental store. If a candy is drawn from the
jar,P(candy is yellow)=4/9.How many Grey candies are there in the sack?

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