document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1141626>Question 1141626</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A box of chocolates contains only milk, dark and white chocolates. The probability of picking out a milk chocolate if 3/8. If there are 24 dark chocolates and 6 white chocolate , how many milk chocolate are there?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "P(milk chocolate) = 3/8, so P(dark or white chocolate) = 5/8.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The 5/8 probability for dark or white represents 24+6=30 chocolates.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So if x is the total number of chocolates in the box, then<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And then the number of milk chocolates is<br><BR>\n" );
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