2023 AMC 12B Problem 19
Problem 19 of 25HarderAlgebraNumber TheoryCounting & Probability
Each of balls is placed in one of bins. Which of the following is closest to the probability that each of the bins will contain an odd number of balls?
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Solution
Counting assignments where all three bins are odd with the parity filter gives for odd Dividing by the total assignments, the probability is which for is extremely close to
Thus, the correct answer is E.