# Probability | AMC 8, 2010 | Problem no. 24

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## Probability | AMC-8, 2007 |Problem 24

A bag contains four pieces of paper, each labeled with one of the digits 1,2,3 or 4.  with no repeats. Three of these pieces are drawn, one at a time without replacement, to construct a three-digit number. What is the probability that the three-digit number is a multiple of 3?

• $\frac{3}{4}$
• $\frac{1}{2}$
• $\frac{1}{4}$

### Key Concepts

probability

combination

Number counting

Answer: $\frac{1}{2}$

AMC-8, 2007 problem 24

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## Try with Hints

there are two ways that The combination of digits that give multiples of 3

Can you now finish the problem ..........

The combination of digits that give multiples of 3 are (1,2,3) and (2,3,4)

can you finish the problem........

The combination of digits that give multiples of 3 are (1,2,3) and (2,3,4) . The number of ways to choose three digits out of four is 4. Therefore, the probability is $\frac{1}{2}$

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