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Find the probability. Write your answer as a fraction.A box of chocolates contains seven milk chocolates and six dark chocolates. Four of the milk chocolates and five of the dark chocolates have peanuts inside. You randomly select and eat a chocolate. It is a dark chocolate or has peanuts inside.Answer

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Find the probability. Write your answer as a fraction.A box of chocolates contains seven milk chocolates and six dark chocolates. Four of the milk chocolates and five of the dark chocolates have peanuts inside. You randomly select and eat a chocolate. It is a dark chocolate or has peanuts inside.Answer

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To solve this problem, we need to find the total number of chocolates, the number of dark chocolates, and the number of chocolates with peanuts.

  1. Total number of chocolates = 7 milk chocolates + 6 dark chocolates = 13 chocolates

  2. Number of dark chocolates = 6

  3. Number of chocolates with peanuts = 4 milk chocolates with peanuts + 5 dark chocolates with peanuts = 9 chocolates

We are looking for the probability that the chocolate selected is either a dark chocolate or a chocolate with peanuts. This can be calculated using the formula for the probability of the union of two events: P(A or B) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A and B).

  1. Probability of selecting a dark chocolate (P(D)) = Number of dark chocolates / Total number of chocolates = 6/13

  2. Probability of selecting a chocolate with peanuts (P(P)) = Number of chocolates with peanuts / Total number of chocolates = 9/13

  3. Probability of selecting a dark chocolate with peanuts (P(D and P)) = Number of dark chocolates with peanuts / Total number of chocolates = 5/13

Now we can substitute these values into the formula:

P(D or P) = P(D) + P(P) - P(D and P) = 6/13 + 9/13 - 5/13 = 10/13

So, the probability that the chocolate selected is either a dark chocolate or has peanuts inside is 10/13.

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