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A box of chocolates contains five milk chocolates, five dark chocolates, and three white chocolates. You randomly select and eat three chocolates. The first piece is milk chocolate, the second is white chocolate, and the third is milk chocolate.

User Hexfire
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Answer:

2/7

Explanation:

Total no. of chocolates in the box =14

No. of dark Chocolates=4

No. of white chocolates=5

No. of milk chocolates=5

Probability of getting a white chocolate

= No. of possible outcomes /Total No. of outcomes

=5/14

Probability of getting a dark chocolate =4/14=2/7

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