Probability off ?

[rich177]

Hi all.

I hope some one can help with this please.

I have 5 buckets , bucket1 has circles and 4 colours. B2 has squares and 4 clours, b3 triangles and 4 colours. B4 retangles and 4 colours, b5 octagon and 4 colours. Assume there is and endless supply in each bucket. I pick 30 shapes from B1, 23 from b2 . 7 from b3, 3 from b4 and 1 from b5. Whats the odds of reproducing the same combination twice ?

Thanks

Richard

 

[mmm4444bot]

Probability off ?

Yes, it might be, unless you supply more information.

Do all buckets contain the same four colours? Do you have any prior experience counting combinations and calculating probabilities? Have you tried working through a simpler version? Is this exercise part of a school assignment? If so, what have you tried or thought about thus far? Cheers

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[khansaheb]

Whats the odds of reproducing the same combination twice ?

Can you state the difference between "probability" and "odds" - particularly in this case?