document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=872056>Question 872056</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose that a jar contains 4 pens: 2 black, 1 blue, and 1 red.  Three people select a pen at random from the jar, sign a document, and replace the pen in the jar before the next person selects a pen.  What is the probability that none of the people use the red pen to sign the document? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Look at all the possible outcomes, there are 27 of them.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "K - black, B-blue, R-red<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "KKK KKB KKR KBK KBB KBR KRK KRB KRR <-- 4 w/o R<BR>\n" );
document.write( "BKK BKB BKR BBK BBB BBR BRK BRB BRR <-- 4 w/o R<BR>\n" );
document.write( "RKK RKB RKR RBK RBB RBR RRK RRB RRR <-- 0 w/o R<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Look at the outcomes that do not have an R in them. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are 8 of them.<BR>\n" );
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