A box of chocolates contains 4 hard centres, 6 soft centres and 2 plain chocolates. A woman chooses a chocolate at random.

What is the probability that she takes either a hard centre or a soft centre?
Give your answer as a fraction in its lowest terms.

According to the 2008 u.s. census, california had a population of approximately 4 × 10^7 people and florida had a population of approximately 2 × 10^7 people. which of the following is true? a. the population of california was approximately two times the population of florida. b. the population of florida was approximately twenty times the population of california. c. the population of florida was approximately two times the population of california. d. the population of california was approximately twenty times the population of florida.