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A box contains 100 colored chips; some are pink and some are blue. Milton chooses a chip at random, records the color, and places it back in the bag. Milton has recorded 12 pink chips and 18 blue chips. Using these results, what is the predicted number of pink chips in the box?
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User Wfjm
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Answer:

30

Explanation:

He draws 40 chips, out of which 12 pink

Probability of pink is 12 out of 40

Making a proportion

12/40= ?/100

? =30

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