SOLUTION: A bag contains three real diamonds and two fake diamonds. You randomly pick a diamond.

Question 1158856: A bag contains three real diamonds and two fake diamonds. You randomly pick a diamond.
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, cats39777:
Answer by ikleyn(52905)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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What follows, is my response to writing by @cats39777.

1. Do you see that the original post came to the forum without a question ?

2. How can you speculate about an answer without having a question ?

3. And, in conclusion: your writing in your post @cats39777 has no any connection to the original post.

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Hope you will read it . . .

Answer by cats39777(5)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
*****The answer is 5 but how do you get to the answer? *****
I am trying to help my son in Fundamental Counting Principle
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