SOLUTION: The experimental probability of randomly choosing a male from a litter of puppies is 1/4. If there are 6 female puppies in the litter, how many males are there?

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Let x be the number of males puppies.


Then the condition says


     = .


It implies


    4x = x + 6,

    3x = 6

    x =  = 2.      ANSWER


CHECK.   The probability is   =  = .    ! Correct !