Compute Probabilities Using the General Multiplication Rule
-There Are 28 $\frac { 5 } { 42 }$

question 32

Multiple Choice

Compute Probabilities Using the General Multiplication Rule
-There are 28 chocolates in a box, all identically shaped. There 5 are filled with nuts, 13 with caramel, and 10 are solid chocolate. You randomly select one piece, eat it, and then select a second piece. Find the probability of selecting 2 solid chocolates in a row.

• A) \(\frac { 5 } { 42 }\)
• B) \(\frac { 25 } { 196 }\)
• C) \(\frac { 5 } { 378 }\)
• D) \(\frac { 45 } { 392 }\)

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Set of Data

A collection of data points or values gathered for the purpose of analysis.

Mode Age

The most frequently occurring age within a data set.

Frequency Distribution

A summary of data showing the number or frequency of observations in each category or interval of a variable.

Median

The median is the middle value in a sorted list of numbers, dividing a dataset into two halves, such that half the values are above the median and half are below.