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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> On National Public Radio, the Weekend edition program on Sunday, September 7, 1991, the following probability problem was posed: Given a certain number of balls, of which some are blue, pick 5 at random. The probability that 5 are blue is 1/2. Determine the original number of balls and decide how many are blue. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #79105 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><B>checkley71(8403)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=79105\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 9 BLUE OUT OF 10 COMES VERY CLOSE:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9/10*8/9*7/8*6/7*5/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".9*.88889*.875*.857*.8333=.4999897 PROBABILITY THAT ALL FIVE WILL BE BLUE.<BR>\n" );
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