document.write( "Question 1141563: A lollipop is chosen at random from a bucket of lollipops. The probability that the lollipop chosen will be grape flavored is 3/4, which of the following could not be the number of lollipops in the bucket.
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document.write( "3/4 of the number of lollipops are grape flavored in order for the \r\n" );
document.write( "probability of choosing one to be 3/4.\r\n" );
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document.write( "There must be a whole number of lollipops.\r\n" );
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document.write( "3/4 of 16 is 12, a whole number, so there could be 16 lollipops.\r\n" );
document.write( "3/4 of 28 is 21, a whole number, so there could be 28 lollipops.\r\n" );
document.write( "3/4 of 49 is 36.75, NOT a whole number, so there could NOT be 49 lollipops.\r\n" );
document.write( "3/4 of 144 is 108, a whole number, so there could be 144 lollipops.\r\n" );
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