document.write( "Question 552589: 100 red gumball 100 green gumballs a penny gets you 6 gumballs what is the chance of getting all 6 green gumballs \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "C(100,6)\r\n" );
document.write( "-------- = .014465141\r\n" );
document.write( "C(200,6)\r\n" );
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document.write( "Or you can look at it this way.  Suppose the gumballs come out one at a time.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The probability that the 1st one is green is  = \r\n" );
document.write( "The probability that the 2nd one is green is  \r\n" );
document.write( "The probability that the 3rd one is green is  = \r\n" );
document.write( "The probability that the 4th one is green is  \r\n" );
document.write( "The probability that the 5th one is green is  = \r\n" );
document.write( "The probability that the 6th one is green is  = \r\n" );
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document.write( "Desired probability \r\n" );
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document.write( " =  =  = .014465141 \r\n" );
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