Question

A box contains 8 red balls and 8 black balls. A
woman takes balls out at random without looking at
them. Once a ball is taken out it is not replaced back in
the box. How many balls must she select to be sure of
having at least three balls of the same color?

Answer 1

Answer:

At least 5 times

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Number of balls to be selected for having assurance of at least three balls of the same colour is equals to 5 balls.

What is without replacement ?

" Without replacement means if an item is drawn from the set of items it is not kept back which represents sample space is decrease by as per the number of selection is done in first draw."

According to the question,

Number of red balls in a box = 8

Number of black balls in a box =8

As per the condition of without replacement we get,

In this case worst selection case could be

Alternate balls are of different colour

Black →Red → Black → Red → fifth ball is either Red or Black

Hence, 5balls must be selected for assuring at least three balls of the same colour .

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