SOLUTION: A bag contains 100 pieces of candy. More than 50 are cherry, the rest are grape. 2 pieces are picked simultaneously. The probability of drawing two pieces of the same flavor is the
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Question 1021467: A bag contains 100 pieces of candy. More than 50 are cherry, the rest are grape. 2 pieces are picked simultaneously. The probability of drawing two pieces of the same flavor is the same as the probability of drawing 2 pieces of different flavors. How many cherry flavored pieces are there?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let's say there are cherry candies.
Then there are grape candies.
The probability of choosing CC or GG is,
The probability of choosing CG or GC is,
So then make them equal to each other,
Two solutions but the question stipulated
So then,
<--- Cherry
<--- Grape
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