SOLUTION: This unfortunate event happened to me when my two children were little. Each of them had a friend over for lunch. After lunch, we had popsicles for dessert. There were 9 popsicl

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: This unfortunate event happened to me when my two children were little. Each of them had a friend over for lunch. After lunch, we had popsicles for dessert. There were 9 popsicles in the freezer & 3 flavors: 3 grape, 3 cherry, & 3 orange. What is the probability that each child will get the popsicle that child wants. This question is from textbook

Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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There are 4 kids.
Let the 1st choose any flavor.
What is the chance that the other 3 will choose the same flavor as the 1st?
(1/3)^3
=1/27
The probability that each child will get the one that it wants is 26/27.
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Ed