SOLUTION: There are 34 chocolates in a box, all identical. There are 10 filled with nuts, 13 with carmel, and 11 are solid chocolate. You randomly select one piece, eat it and then select a
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Question 673094: There are 34 chocolates in a box, all identical. There are 10 filled with nuts, 13 with carmel, and 11 are solid chocolate. You randomly select one piece, eat it and then select a second piece. Find the probability of selecting 2 solid pieces in a row.
Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The probability of selecting 2 solid chocolate pieces are 11/34 * 10/33 = 5/51.
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Ed
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