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There are a total of 9 students in the bag, 3 of whom are eighth graders. To find the probability that an eighth grade student will NOT be selected, we need to find the probability of selecting a seventh or sixth grader.
There are 6 seventh or sixth graders out of the total 9 students, so the probability of NOT selecting an eighth-grade student is 6/9 or 2/3.
Therefore, the probability that an eighth-grade student will NOT be selected is 2/3 or approximately 66.67%.
Out of the 9 students in the bag, 3 are in eighth grade. To determine the probability of not selecting an eighth grade student, we must calculate the likelihood of selecting a seventh or sixth grader instead.
There are a total of 6 seventh or sixth graders out of the 9 students, making the probability of not choosing an eighth grader 6/9 or 2/3.
Therefore, the probability that an eighth grade student will not be selected is 2/3, which is equivalent to approximately 66.67%.