Question

A box of chocolates contains four milk chocolates, four dark chocolates, and three white chocolates. You randomly select one chocolate. What is the probability that it is a milk or dark chocolate?

Answer 1

The probability of selecting a milk or dark chocolate is 8/11 or 72.73%.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the probability of selecting a milk or dark chocolate, we need to calculate the total number of milk and dark chocolates and divide it by the total number of chocolates in the box.

There are 4 milk chocolates and 4 dark chocolates, so the total number of milk or dark chocolates is 4+4 = 8.

There are 4 milk chocolates, 4 dark chocolates, and 3 white chocolates, so the total number of chocolates in the box is 4+4+3 = 11.

The probability of selecting a milk or dark chocolate is therefore 8/11 = 0.7273 (rounded to four decimal places) or 72.73% (rounded to two decimal places).