document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=911536>Question 911536</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An urn contains 40 balls. Some are red balls and the rest are white balls.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the probability of extracting a white ball is 0.675, how many white balls are there?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How do I do this question? Help please.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the probability of extracting a white ball is 0.675, how many white balls are there?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use a proportion::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/40 = 675/1000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 40*0.675<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 27<BR>\n" );
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