document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=793907>Question 793907</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If I have a bottle of colored vitamins, containing red, orange, and purple vitamins, and I take two vitamins daily, what is the probability that I would get a red or purple vitamin assuming there were equal numbers of all three?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #480506 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=480506\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Assuming that there are an infinite amount of pills in the bottle:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Probability of both pills being orange (1/3)^2=1/9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 - 1/9 = 8/9 the probability that I would get at least one red or purple vitamin assuming there were equal numbers of all three.<BR>\n" );
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