SOLUTION: A cereal brand is doing a promotion where they give a prize away in every box of cereal they sell. There are 4 different prizes and each prize has an equal chance of being in a box

Question 662274: A cereal brand is doing a promotion where they give a prize away in every box of cereal they sell. There are 4 different prizes and each prize has an equal chance of being in a box of cereal. What is the probability of getting exactly 3 of the four prizes after buying 4 boxes?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

 

Hi,

4 different prizes and each prize has an equal chance of being in a box of cereal.

P(3 of the four prizes after buying 4 boxes) =  

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