1) A five-digit number is created using the digits 1-5 each once. What is the probability that the number is odd? Express your answer as a common fraction.
2) The sum of the digits of a number is 9. What is the
probability that the number is prime?
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1) A five-digit number is created using the digits 1-5 each once. What is the probability that the number is odd? Express your answer as a common fraction.
2) The sum of the digits of a number is 9. What is the
probability that the number is prime?
#1:
As Plato pointed out, I made a mistake and overlooked your problem said, 'each digit appears once'. Instead of deleting it, let's just say this is the case where the digits repeat.
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Originally Posted by sri340
That answer is for numbers with repeated digits.Quote:
Originally Posted by galactus#1:
The problem says "each once".
Try
#2 hint If the sum of the digits is multiple of three the the number is divisiable by three.
Oh, I overlooked that. (Angry)
Thanks.