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MathNet 2009-part-02 — 175 problems (EN–VI) Question 67

Math Olympiad Vault · MathNet 2009-part-02 — 175 problems (EN–VI)

Question 67

An urn contains $N$ balls $(N \gt 3)$ numbered from 1 to $N$. If two balls bearing numbers that are not multiples of 3 and one ball bearing a multiple of 3 are removed from the urn, the probability of obtaining a multiple of 3 when drawing a single ball turns out to be smaller than it was with the complete urn. What can be deduced about $N$?

(A) $N$ is certainly a multiple of 3
(B) $N$ is not a multiple of 3
(C) $N$ is certainly odd
(D) $N$ is certainly even
(E) none of the previous statements can be deduced.