GMAT Question of the Day

November 09, 2009

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Today's Practice GMAT Question:

Exactly two sides of a certain 10-sided die are red. What is the probability that Kumar rolls the die 3 times and the die lands with a red side up for the first time on the third roll?
(A) 0.032
(B) 0.064
(C) 0.128
(D) 0.200
(E) 0.250


 

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Need more work in this area? Check out the Arithmetic: Challenge set of (100) practice problems.There is also a full chapter covering Probability in Total GMAT Math. It includes additional practice problems, as well.

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About the author: Jeff Sackmann is a GMAT tutor based in New York City. He has created many resources for GMAT preparation, including the popular Total GMAT Math and Total GMAT Verbal, as well as 1,800 practice GMAT math questions.

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