document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=350618>Question 350618</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> For a certain candy, 10% of the pieces are yellow, 15% are red, 20% are blue, 15% are green, and the rest are brown. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you pick three pieces in a row, what is the probability that at least one of them is green?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "*Note: probablity that at least one is green is: 1-probability that none are green.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "85% are other than green.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "probability that none are green when picking three<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "probablity that at least one is green when picking three<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1- .614 = .386<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "38.6% chance at least one will be green. </SPAN>\n" );
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