PS - probability

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PS - probability

by ttv » Fri Jan 18, 2008 11:08 am
A necklace is made by stringing N individual beads together in the repeating pattern red bead, green bead, white bead, blue bead, and yellow bead. If the necklace design begin with a red bead and ends with a white bead, then N could equal

A. 16
B. 32
C. 41
D. 54
E. 68





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by StarDust845 » Fri Jan 18, 2008 1:47 pm
Answer E.

N is of the form 5m + 3 where m >= 0;

By the way, it's not a probability problem.

Calista.