Task: Question Answering
Input (English): Problem: a box contains 9 apples, 8 of which are red. an apple is drawn from the box and its color is noted before it is eaten. this is done a total of n times, and the probability that a red apple is drawn each time is less than 0.5. what is the smallest possible value of n ?
Options: a. 3, b. 4, c. 5, d. 6, e. 7
Output (English): c