document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1206498>Question 1206498</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A bag has equal numbers of magenta, turquoise, and black marbles. Corey picked a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "marble from the bag, replaced it, then picked another marble. Both times he did not select a magenta marble. If he repeats this process 250 times, predict how many repetitions will result in no magenta marbles?<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 83<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 167<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 250 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "P(magenta) = P(turquoise) = P(black) = 1/3<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(not magenta) = 2/3<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(not magenta twice in a row) = (2/3)(2/3) = 4/9<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Approximate number of times this result is obtained when trying the experiment 250 times: 250(4/9) = 1000/9 = approximately 111<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "None of the answer choices is close to the right answer....<br><BR>\n" );
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