A drawer holds 4 red hats and 4 blue hats. What is the probability of getting exactly three red hats or exactly three blue hats when taking out 4 hats randomly out of the drawer and immediately returning every hat to the drawer before taking out the next?
Answer(s): C
Explanation:
Getting three red out of 4 that are taken out has 4 options (4! / (3!*1!)) each option has a probability of (1/2)4 since drawing a red or blue has a 50% chance. 4*1/16= 1/4 to get three red hats. The same goes for three blue hats so 1/4+1/4 =1/2. The correct answer is C.
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