document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=588838>Question 588838</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A box contains 2 one-dollar bills, 1 five-dollar bill, and 1 ten-dollar bill. A player blindly and randomly draws bills one at a time without replacement from the box until a ten-dollar bill is drawn. Then the game stops. All bills drawn are kept by the player. What is the probability of winning exactly $16?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #374639 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><B>edjones(8007)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=edjones><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=374639\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A $1 bill must remain in the box to have exactly $16 and the last bill taken must be the $10.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Probability that the last bill is a $1 on a random draw is 2/4=1/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Of the 1/2 when this occurs the probability that the third bill taken is the $10 is 1/3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/2 * 1/3 = 1/6 the probability of winning exactly $16.<BR>\n" );
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