Toffee, jellies and chocolates
There is an even chance I will pick a toffee from a large bag of sweets containing toffees, jellies and chocolates. If the pack includes 17 jellies and 8 chocolates, how many toffees are there?
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If there is an even chance that he will pick a toffee and not one of the rest, then that means that the number of toffees equals the number of jellies and chocolates combined. This means that there are 17 + 8 = 25 toffees in total
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