document.write( "Question 310548: You have a bag of Skittles. The bag contains 50 Skittles. There are 5 colors, and 10 of each color. What is the probability of choosing the same color 3 times in a row? (You eat each Skittle.) Express your answer as a fraction in simplest form. \n" ); document.write( "

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Let's pick red (R) as our color.
\n" ); document.write( "First red.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"P%28R%29=10%2F50=1%2F5\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Skittle is not replaced.
\n" ); document.write( "Second red
\n" ); document.write( " $\"P%28R%29=9%2F49\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Skittle is not replaced.
\n" ); document.write( "Third red
\n" ); document.write( " $\"P%28R%29=8%2F48=1%2F6\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"P%28R%2CR%2CR%29=%281%2F5%29%289%2F49%29%281%2F6%29=3%2F490\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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