The Masterfoods company manufactures bags of Peanut Butter M&M's. They report that they make 10% each brown and red candies, and 20% each yellow, blue, and orange candies. The rest of the candies are green.
a. If you pick a Peanut Butter M&M at random, what is the probability that i. it is green?
ii. it is a primary color (red, yellow, or blue)?
iii. it is not orange?
b. If you pick four M&M's in a row, what is the probability that i. they are all blue?
ii. none are green?
iii. at least one is red?
iv. the fourth one is the first one that is brown?
c. After picking 10 M&M's in a row, you still have not picked a red one. A friend says that
you should have a better chance of getting a red candy on your next pick since you have
yet to see one. Comment on your friend's statement.

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The Answer of The Masterfoods company manufactures bags of Peanut Butter M&M's. They report that they make 10% each brown and red candies, and 20% each yellow, blue, and orange candies. The rest of the candies are green.
a. If you pick a Peanut Butter M&M at random, what is the probability that i. it is green?
ii. it is a primary color (red, yellow, or blue)?
iii. it is not orange?
b. If you pick four M&M's in a row, what is the probability that i. they are all blue?
ii. none are green?
iii. at least one is red?
iv. the fourth one is the first one that is brown?
c. After picking 10 M&M's in a row, you still have not picked a red one. A friend says that
you should have a better chance of getting a red candy on your next pick since you have
yet to see one. Comment on your friend's statement.

The Masterfoods Company Manufactures Bags of Peanut Butter M&M's