SOLUTION: You have just been assigned a random 3-digit password made up of digits from 0 to 9. What is the probability that your password starts with a 5? (Observation: A PASSWORD CAN START

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Question 1197330: You have just been assigned a random 3-digit password made up of digits from 0 to 9. What is the probability
that your password starts with a 5? (Observation: A PASSWORD CAN START WITH A ZERO)

Answer by Boreal(15235)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It is 1 in 10 or 10%. There are 10 possibilities for the first number.
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