Question 187196: A box of chocolates contains 20 identically shaped chocolates. Five of them are filled with jelly, three are filled with caramel, and twelve are filled with nuts. What is the probability that one chocolate chosen at random is filled with jelly, caramel or nuts?
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A box of chocolates contains 20 identically shaped chocolates. Five of them are filled with jelly, three are filled with caramel, and twelve are filled with nuts.
What is the probability that one chocolate chosen at random is filled with jelly, caramel or nuts?
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P(j or c or n) = P(j) + P(c) + P(n) = (5 + 3 + 12)/20 = 20/20 = 1
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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