A bag contains 3 boxes of sour candy and 5 boxes of chocolates. (a) If you draw one box at random, what is the probability that it is a box of sour candy? (b) A friend asks for a box of chocolates and removes it from the bag. What is the probability now of drawing a box of sour candy at random?
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There are 3 boxes of sour candy and 5 boxes of chocolates, so the total number of boxes in the bag is 3 + 5 = 8. Show more…
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