Assume you make and sell locks. You've made and sold 30,000 locks. The lock has five numbers to set, each ranging from 0 to 9. If a thief wants to steal a bike that has one of your locks on it and he randomly dials one of the possible combinations, what is the probability that it would open the lock?

Assume you make and sell locks. You've made and sold 30,000 locks. The lock has five numbers to set, each ranging from 0 to 9. If a thief wants to steal a bike that has one of your locks on it and he randomly dials one of the possible combinations, what is the probability that it would open the lock?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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