SOLUTION: There are 60 chocolates in a box, all identically shaped. There 29 are filled with nuts, 14 with caramel, and 17 are solid chocolate. You randomly select one piece, eat it, and the

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Question 1206028: There are 60 chocolates in a box, all identically shaped. There 29 are filled with nuts, 14 with caramel, and 17 are solid chocolate. You randomly select one piece, eat it, and then select a second piece. Find the probability of selecting a caramel candy followed by a nut candy (round your answer to 3 significant digits)
Answer by ikleyn(52756) About Me  (Show Source):
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the probability of selecting a caramel candy followed by a nut candy

    P = %2814%2F60%29%2A%2829%2F59%29 = 0.114689266 = 0.115  (rounded as requested).    ANSWER

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The formula is SELF-EXPLANATORY.