A bag contains 6 red balls, 4 green balls and 10 blue balls. Three balls are drawn with replacement. The probability of getting at least 1 green ball is:
A bag contains 6 red balls, 4 green balls and 10 blue balls. Three balls are drawn with replacement. The probability of getting at least 1 green ball is:
Solution
✅ Correct Option: 2
The bag contains:
- Red balls = 6
- Green balls = 4
- Blue balls = 10
- Total balls = 20
Three balls are drawn with replacement, meaning after each draw the ball is returned to the bag.
For "at least 1" problems, use the complement rule:
To find the probability of getting no green balls, the balls drawn must be either red or blue.
Non-green balls = 6 + 10 = 16 balls
For each draw:
Since the draws are independent (with replacement):
Using the complement rule:
Therefore, the probability of getting at least 1 green ball is .
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