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1. You have a box of chocolates that contains 67 pieces of which 45 are solid chocolate, 14 are filled with cashews, and 8 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.

1 You Have A Box Of Chocolates That Contains 67 Pieces Of Which 45 Are Solid Chocolate 14 Are Filled With Cashews And 8 Are Filled With Cherries All The Candies class=

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Answer:

The probability of selecting a solid chocolate piece followed by two cherry-filled chocolates is 0.0088

Explanation:

The probability of selecting a solid chocolate piece followed by two cherry-filled chocolates is:

[tex]\begin{gathered} \frac{45}{67}\times\frac{8}{66}\times\frac{7}{65}=\frac{84}{9581} \\ \\ =0.0088 \end{gathered}[/tex]

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