Question 1184346
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You have a box of chocolates that contains 55 pieces of which 32 are solid chocolate, 16 are filled with cashews, and 7 are filled with cherries. 
All the candies look exactly alike. You select a piece, eat it, select a second piece, eat it, and finally eat one last piece. 
Find the probability of selecting a solid chocolate piece followed by two cherry-filled chocolates.
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    P = {{{(32/55)*(7/54)*(6/53)}}} = {{{1344/156410}}} = {{{224/26235}}} = 0.008538.    <U>ANSWER</U>
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Solved.


The used formula is self-explanatory.