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Kaylee has a bag of candy full of 3 strawberry chews and 17 cherry chews that she eats one at a time. Which word or phrase describes the probability that she reaches in without looking and pulls out a cherry chew?
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Kaylee has a bag of candy full of 33 strawberry chews and 1717 cherry chews that she eats one at a time. Which word or phrase describes the probability that she reaches in without looking and pulls out a cherry chew?\newlineimpossible\newlinean equal chance or 5050 50-50 \newlinelikely\newlinecertain

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Q. Kaylee has a bag of candy full of 33 strawberry chews and 1717 cherry chews that she eats one at a time. Which word or phrase describes the probability that she reaches in without looking and pulls out a cherry chew?\newlineimpossible\newlinean equal chance or 5050 50-50 \newlinelikely\newlinecertain
  1. Calculate Total Candies: Let's define the total number of candies in the bag. Kaylee has 33 strawberry chews and 1717 cherry chews, so the total number of candies is 3+173 + 17.\newlineCalculation: 3+17=203 + 17 = 20
  2. Find Probability of Cherry Chew: Now, we need to find the probability of pulling out a cherry chew. The probability is the number of cherry chews divided by the total number of candies.\newlineCalculation: Probability of cherry chew = Number of cherry chews / Total number of candies = 1720\frac{17}{20}
  3. Compare Cherry Chew Probability: To determine the word or phrase that describes this probability, we compare the probability of pulling out a cherry chew to the probability of pulling out a strawberry chew. Since there are significantly more cherry chews than strawberry chews, it is more likely to pull out a cherry chew.\newlineCalculation: Probability of cherry chew = 1720\frac{17}{20}, which is close to 11 but not certain.

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