Compute Probabilities Using the General Multiplication Rule
-There Are 36 $\frac { 13 } { 105 }$

question 138

Multiple Choice

Compute Probabilities Using the General Multiplication Rule
-There are 36 chocolates in a box, all identically shaped. There 13 are filled with nuts, 9 with caramel, and 14 are solid chocolate. You randomly select one piece, eat it, and then select a second piece. Find the probability of selecting 2 nut candies.

• A) \(\frac { 13 } { 105 }\)
• B) \(\frac { 169 } { 1296 }\)
• C) \(\frac { 1 } { 90 }\)
• D) \(\frac { 13 } { 108 }\)

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