In a cookie jar containing 6 chocolate chip cookies, 8 sugar cookies, and 10 peanut butter cookies, what is the probability that
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Question: I<span>n a cookie jar containing 6 chocolate chip cookies, 8 sugar cookies, and 10 peanut butter cookies, what is the probability that a person who isn’t looking as they pull out one cookie, will get a chocolate chip cookie?
Answer: First you need to calculate the total of cookies in the jar.
6 + 10 + 8 = 24.
There are 6 chocolate chip cookies.
Therefore the fraction is </span>
You can simplify it after that if you wish to.
In short, Your answer is .
In simplified form it would be
.
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Question: I<span>n a cookie jar containing 6 chocolate chip cookies, 8 sugar cookies, and 10 peanut butter cookies, what is the probability that a person who isn’t looking as they pull out one cookie, will get a chocolate chip cookie?
Answer: First you need to calculate the total of cookies in the jar.
6 + 10 + 8 = 24.
There are 6 chocolate chip cookies.
Therefore the fraction is </span>
You can simplify it after that if you wish to.
In short, Your answer is
In simplified form it would be
Hope This Helps You!
Good Luck Studying ^-^
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