document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=22309>Question 22309</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You get a box of assorted chocolates for Christmas. There are the following<BR>\n" );
document.write( "types; 8 dark chocolate-coated caramels, 7 milks chocolate-coated caramels,7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "dark chocolate-coated nuts, 6 milk chocolate-coated vanilla creams, 8 dark<BR>\n" );
document.write( "chocolate-coated cherries, 7 milk chocolate-coated strawberry creams. Determine<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the following probabilitie;<BR>\n" );
document.write( " of getting 2 dark chocolate-coated cherries in a row and then 5    <BR>\n" );
document.write( "      caramels   in a row.''.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You are selecting without replacing the candies.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(2dark cc cheerries in a row)= (8/43)*(7/42)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then get 5 caramels in a row = (7/41)(6/40)(5/39)(4/38)(3/37)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply all these to get the probability you want.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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