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2naSalit

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5. I would...
Thu Dec 4, 2025, 12:11 PM
12 hrs ago

Grab as many as I could and see if the silver one is there in my hand. If not there, grab the rest of them so I would say the answer is 2. (As confirmed by Ray Magliottzzi, the answer is 2).

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Statistics/Math Question [View all] Orrex 13 hrs ago OP
Ah Yes..I've had this action quite more than a few times. chouchou 13 hrs ago #1
The only thing I remember from the one statistics course... 3catwoman3 12 hrs ago #2
It depends. The Madcap 12 hrs ago #3
Good question Orrex 12 hrs ago #4
Yeah, what you need to do is "sample without replacement" GopherGal 9 hrs ago #6
I would... 2naSalit 12 hrs ago #5
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