Question

Laura received a box of chocolates for her birthday. The chocolates in the box have five different fillings. The table below shows how many chocolates with each type of filling are in the box.
The chocolates are all the same shape and size. Laura does not like coconut or toffee. What is the probability that Laura will pick a chocolate from the full box that has a filling she does like?

Probability _______________________

In the space below, explain the process you used to determine your answer

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Answer 1

In this question we are asked to find the ratio of the number of chocolates which Lauren liked and the total of chocolates.

We know she doesn't like coconut and toffee, so she likes caramel, mint and cherry. When we count the ones she liked, we got $16+12+14=42$.

When we add to find how many chocolates are there, we got $16+10+12+14+8=60$.

To find the ratio we need to divide the first one and the second one: $\frac{42}{60} = \frac{7}{10} = 0.7$ is our probability.