Determine the probability that book is fiction

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At the used-book sale, 100 books are adult books and 160 are children's books. Of the adult books, 70 are nonfiction while 60 of children's books are nonfiction. If the book is selected at random, determine the probability that is is:

a. Fiction
b. Not a children's nonfiction book
c. An adult book or a children's nonfiction book

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