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In this task, you need to provide the correct option for a given problem on probability from the provided options.
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Problem: in a certain animal population , for each of the first 3 months of life , the probability that an animal will die during that month is 1 / 10 . for a group of 300 newborn members of the population , approximately how many would be expected to survive the first 3 months of life ? 
Options: a ) 219 , b ) 246 , c ) 252 , d ) 262 , e ) 270
answer:
a


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Problem: a coin is tossed 3 times . what is the probability of getting exactly 2 heads ? 
Options: a ) 1 / 2 , b ) 1 / 4 , c ) 3 / 8 , d ) 5 / 8 , e ) 3 / 16
answer:
c


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Problem: a jar contains 18 balls . 3 blue balls are removed from the jar and not replaced . now the probability of getting a blue ball is 1 / 5 then how many blue balls jar contains initially ? 
Options: a ) 2 , b ) 3 , c ) 4 , d ) 5 , e ) 6
answer:

e