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In a certain class of students, there are 9 boys from Wilmette, 5 girls from Kenilworth, 7 girls from Wilmette, 6 boys from Glenco, 5 boys from Kenilworth and 3 girls from Glenoce. If the teacher calls upon a student to answer a question, what is the probability that the student will be from Kenilworth?

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Solution calculates the probability that a student will be from Kenilworth.

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