document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1155579>Question 1155579</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In Sadie's Halloween bag, there are 5 Mars bars, 3 Snickers bars, 14 bags of candy, and some other chocolate bars. When she reaches into the bag, if the probability that she chooses a chocolate bar is 0.75, how many other chocolates are in the bag? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Mars bars and Snickers bars are chocolate, so the \"bags of candy\" are the only non-chocolate items in her bag.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since the probability of getting a chocolate is 0.75 = 3/4, the probability of getting a non-chocolate is 1/4.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are 14 bags of candy, so the total number of items in the bag is 4*14 = 56.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since there are 5 Mars bars and 3 Snickers bars, the number of other chocolates is 56-(5+3) = 48.<br><BR>\n" );
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