document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=761525>Question 761525</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A bag contains 1 green marble, 2 white marbles, 3 red marbles, 4 blue marbles, and 5 black marbles. Five marbles are drawn and then replaced each time. Determine the probability of drawing five black marbles in a row. State whether the events are dependent or independent. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Because you are replacing after each draw, the results are independent.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Binomial Problem with n = 5 and P(black) = 5/15 = 1/3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(5black) = (1/3)^5 = 1/243<BR>\n" );
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