Problem 2770. Probability of Choosing a Red Ball

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Jean-Marie Sainthillier on 12 Aug 2015

I can't submit a solution to this problem. I have the message : There was an issue submitting your solution (Remove inappropriate content. For guidelines, see About Cody). I don't understand why, everything is classic in my code and works fine on my computer. I even can't pass the tests. Any idea ?

Santosh Kasula on 12 Aug 2015

It is a bug in Cody. We are working on fixing it. I will let you know as soon as we fix it.

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