Find the probability of selecting nonfiction books

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At a used book sale, 100 books are adult books and 160 books are children's books. Seventy of the adult books are nonfiction while 60 of the children's books are nonfiction. If a book is selected at random, find the probability of selecting the following

a. fiction

b. not a children's nonfiction

c. an adult book or a children's nonfiction

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