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| + | An urn contains marbles of four colors: red, white, blue, and green. When four marbles are drawn without replacement, the following events are equally likely: | ||
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| + | (a) the selection of four red marbles; | ||
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| + | (b) the selection of one white and three red marbles; | ||
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| + | (c) the selection of one white, one blue, and two red marbles; and | ||
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| + | (d) the selection of one marble of each color. | ||
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| + | What is the smallest number of marbles satisfying the given condition? | ||
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| + | <math> \text{(A)}\ 19\qquad\text{(B)}\ 21\qquad\text{(C)}\ 46\qquad\text{(D)}\ 69\qquad\text{(E)}\ \text{more than 69} </math> | ||
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Problem
An urn contains marbles of four colors: red, white, blue, and green. When four marbles are drawn without replacement, the following events are equally likely:
(a) the selection of four red marbles;
(b) the selection of one white and three red marbles;
(c) the selection of one white, one blue, and two red marbles; and
(d) the selection of one marble of each color.
What is the smallest number of marbles satisfying the given condition?
See also
| 1996 AHSME (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 25 |
Followed by Problem 27 | |
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| All AHSME Problems and Solutions | ||
