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Suppose that I have 250 pieces of candy, I randomly pick 15 of them from the bar and so over that 6 of them are chocolate, how many pieces of candy are chocolate?

College Algebra

1st Edition

ISBN:9781938168383

Author:Jay Abramson

Publisher:Jay Abramson

Chapter9: Sequences, Probability And Counting Theory

Section: Chapter Questions

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