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Algebra Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer Canada

The Grade 7 class at Gauss Public School has sold 120 tickets for a lottery. One winning ticket will be drawn. If the probability of one of Mary's tickets being drawn is 115\frac{1}{15}, how many tickets did she buy?

(A) 55 (B) 66 (C) 77 (D) 88 (E) 99

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