Every thirteenth box of Smash cereal that is produced contains a special toy. If you buy a box of Smash, what is the probability that your box does not contain a toy? Enter a fraction or round your answer to 44 decimal places, if necessary.

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Every thirteenth box of Smash cereal that is produced contains a special toy. If you buy a box of Smash, what is the probability that your box does not contain a toy? Enter a fraction or round your answer to 44 decimal places, if necessary.
 
 
 
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Probability: If a random experiment results in n mutually exclusive and equally likely outcomes; out of which m are favourable to the event A, then the probability of occurrence of the event A is denoted by P(A) and is given by 
P(A) = mn; 0mn

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