SOLUTION: Given a box with 2 purple, 6 red, and 9 green, what is the probability of randomly drawing a match

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Question 471907: Given a box with 2 purple, 6 red, and 9 green, what is the probability of randomly drawing a match
Answer by richard1234(7193)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
How many cards do you draw? Two? Three? Four? One thing is certain that if the number of cards is at least 4, then the probability of drawing a match is 1 due to the Pigeonhole principle.
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