document.write( "Question 1104146: there are 17 chocolates in a box, all identically shaped . There are 3 filled with nuts, 8 with caramel and 6 are solid chocolate. You randomly select one piece, eat it and then select a second piece. Find the probability of selecting 2 solid chocolates in a row? \n" ); document.write( "

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There are $\"6\"$ solid chocolate pieces in a box with
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3%2B8%2B6=17\"$ chocolates.
\n" ); document.write( "The probability of picking a solid chocolate for your first selection is
\n" ); document.write( " $\"6%2F17\"$ .
\n" ); document.write( "After that, there are $\"6-1=5\"$ solid chocolate pieces,
\n" ); document.write( "out of a total of $\"+17-1=16\"$ chocolates in the box.
\n" ); document.write( "At that point, the probability of picking a solid chocolate for your second selection is
\n" ); document.write( " $\"5%2F16\"$ .
\n" ); document.write( "The probability of both selections being solid chocolate pieces is
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%286%2F17%29%285%2F16%29=highlight%2815%2F136%29\"$ .
\n" ); document.write( "That is about $\"0.1103=%2211.03%25%22\"$ . \n" ); document.write( "

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