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As part of her MBA program, Karen applied for three different Spring Break outreach projects, each of which selects its students by a random lottery of its applicants.. If the probability of her being accepted to each individual project is 20%, what is the probability that Karen will be accepted to at least one project?

A. 12/125

B. 4/15

C. 61/125

D. 8/15

E. 113/125
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As part of her MBA program, Karen applied for three different Spring Break outreach projects, each of which selects its students by a random lottery of its applicants.. If the probability of her being accepted to each individual project is 20%, what is the probability that Karen will be accepted to at least one project?

A. 12/125

B. 4/15

C. 61/125

D. 8/15

E. 113/125

P(at least one) = 1 - P(none) = 1 - (8/10)^3 = 1 - (4/5)^3 = 61/125.

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I found this question in a Veritas prep test I did. I found it interesting because it uses percentages.

So, this is what I did. Being accepted to each individual project has a probability of 20%. Since we are looking for the probability of being accepted to at least one, they way I would procede would be by finding the opposite probability (being accepted to none) and subtracting it from 1.

So, if she has 20/100 chances of being accepted for each, she has 80/100 chances of not being accepted for each.

$$\frac{80}{100}$$ $$=$$$$\frac{8}{10}$$ $$=$$$$\frac{4}{5}$$

$$\frac{4}{5}$$*$$\frac{4}{5}$$*$$\frac{4}{5}$$ = $$\frac{64}{125}$$, and

$$1-$$$$\frac{64}{125}$$ $$=$$$$\frac{61}{125}$$. So, ANS C
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25 Feb 2015, 06:38
pacifist85 wrote:
I found this question in a Veritas prep test I did. I found it interesting because it uses percentages.

So, this is what I did. Being accepted to each individual project has a probability of 20%. Since we are looking for the probability of being accepted to at least one, they way I would procede would be by finding the opposite probability (being accepted to none) and subtracting it from 1.

So, if she has 20/100 chances of being accepted for each, she has 80/100 chances of not being accepted for each.

$$\frac{80}{100}$$ $$=$$$$\frac{8}{10}$$ $$=$$$$\frac{4}{5}$$

$$\frac{4}{5}$$*$$\frac{4}{5}$$*$$\frac{4}{5}$$ = $$\frac{64}{125}$$, and

$$1-$$$$\frac{64}{125}$$ $$=$$$$\frac{61}{125}$$. So, ANS C

hi pacifist,
good.. this is the best way to do..
it is the smartest and least likely way to be wrong..
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28 Oct 2015, 13:38
Bunuel,

I get this method: P(at least one) = 1 - P(none) = 1 - (8/10)^3 = 1 - (4/5)^3 = 61/125.
Could you show the longer method. Thank you
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Hi tytus,

GMAT questions can typically be approached in a number of different ways (some of which are shorter/easier than others). In this prompt, it's easiest/fastest to calculate what we DON'T want to have happen and subtract that from 1. If you wanted to approach this the other way (calculate ALL of the different ways to get accepted to AT LEAST ONE Program, here's how you would do it)...

Probability of exactly 1 program (of the 3):

First Program "yes"; second and third "no"
(1/5)(4/5)(4/5) = 16/125

Second Program "yes"; first and third "no"
(4/5)(1/5)(4/5) = 16/125

Third Program "yes"; first and second "no"
(4/5)(4/5)(1/5) = 16/125

Probability of exactly 2 programs (of the 3):

First and second Program "yes"; third "no"
(1/5)(1/5)(4/5) = 4/125

First and third Program "yes"; second "no"
(1/5)(4/5)(1/5) = 4/125

Second and third Program "yes"; first "no"
(4/5)(1/5)(1/5) = 4/125

Probability of all 3 programs:
(1/5)(1/5)(1/5) = 1/125

Total of all options: 16/125+16/125+16/125+4/125+4/125+4/125+1/125 = 61/25

As you can see, this is somewhat tedious, so learning the most efficient ways to deal with prompts can save you LOTS of time.

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EMPOWERgmatRichC - very helpful, thank you.
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pacifist85 wrote:
As part of her MBA program, Karen applied for three different Spring Break outreach projects, each of which selects its students by a random lottery of its applicants.. If the probability of her being accepted to each individual project is 20%, what is the probability that Karen will be accepted to at least one project?

A. 12/125

B. 4/15

C. 61/125

D. 8/15

E. 113/125

We can use the equation:

P(accepted to at least one project) = 1 - P(accepted to no projects)

P(accepted to no projects) = 4/5 x 4/5 x 4/5 = 64/125

P(accepted to at least one project) = 1 - 64/125 = 61/125

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pacifist85 wrote:
As part of her MBA program, Karen applied for three different Spring Break outreach projects, each of which selects its students by a random lottery of its applicants.. If the probability of her being accepted to each individual project is 20%, what is the probability that Karen will be accepted to at least one project?

A. 12/125

B. 4/15

C. 61/125

D. 8/15

E. 113/125

1-64/125 is the best way to do it.
Though just in case , if some body wants to kill 4 minutes as I did .

probability of her selection=20%=1/5
not her selection = 4/5

we have 3 places , and she can fill 1,2 or 3 seats.
no of ways she can fill 1 out of 3 = 3c1
no of ways she can fill 2 out of 3=3c2
and for all 3= 3c3
p(one seat)=3*(1/5*4/5*4/5)=3*16/5=48/5
p(two seats)=3*(1/5*1/5*4/5)=3*4/125=12/125
p(all 3 seats)=1*1/125=1/125

summing all 3
we have 61/125
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