Algebra and Trigonometry 10th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 9781337271172
ISBN 13: 978-1-33727-117-2

Chapter 11 - 11.7 - Probability - 11.7 Exercises - Page 836: 48

Answer

(a) $\frac{1}{10000}$ (b) $\frac{1}{100}$

Work Step by Step

(a) $10^{4}=10000$ $P( pin )=\frac{1}{10000} $ (Since there are 10 possible numbers $(0-9)$ for each digit of the pin, there are $10^{4}=10000$ possible combinations. Since there is only 1 correct combination, the probability that you correctly guess your pin at random is then $\frac{1}{10000}$) (b) $10^{2}=100$ $P( pin )=\frac{1}{100} $ ( If you remember the first 2 digits of your pin, then you are only guessing 2 digits. Therefore, there are $ 10^{2}=100 $ possible combinations, giving you a probability of $\frac{1}{100}$)
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