2021 Fall AMC 10A Problem 13
Problem 13 of 25IntermediateCounting & Probability
Each of balls is randomly and independently painted either black or white with equal probability. What is the probability that every ball is different in color from more than half of the other balls?
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Solution
Note that for this restriction to hold, there must be balls of each color.
There are ways to color the balls and to choose which balls are white.
The desired probability is therefore
Thus, D is the correct answer.