document.write( "Question 1141626: 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? \n" ); document.write( "
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If the probability of picking a milk chocolate is 3/8, then the odds of picking either of the other two chocolates is 5/8. (Because: 1 - 3/8 = 5/8.)
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\n" ); document.write( "We know there is a total of 30 \"other\" chocolates...chocolates that are NOT milk chocolate...since there are 24 dark chocolates and 6 white chocolates.
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\n" ); document.write( "So, we know there are 30 \"other\" chocolates, and we know these chocolates account for 5/8 of the total number of chocolates.
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\n" ); document.write( "To find the total number of chocolates, take the inverse of 5/8 and multiply this by 30:
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\n" ); document.write( "8/5 * 30 = 240/5 = 48
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\n" ); document.write( "So, we know there are 48 total chocolates. Since we know that 3/8 of the chocolates are milk chocolate, then:
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\n" ); document.write( "3/8 * 48 = 144/8 = 18
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\n" ); document.write( "So, there are 18 milk chocolates. \n" ); document.write( "
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