2010 AMC 10A Problem 23AMC 10 Step by Step
Name: Date: September 13, 2026
Conditional Probability & States · difficulty 4 of 5 · about 5 min · position P21-25
Each of 2010 boxes in a line contains a single red marble, and for , the box in the position also contains white marbles. Isabella begins at the first box and successively draws a single marble at random from each box, in order. She stops when she first draws a red marble. Let be the probability that Isabella stops after drawing exactly marbles. What is the smallest value of for which ?
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