SOLUTION: A standard piano keyboard has 88 different keys. Find the probability that a cat, jumping on 5 keys in sequence and at random (possibly with repetition), will strike the first five

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Question 1196237: A standard piano keyboard has 88 different keys. Find the probability that a cat, jumping on 5 keys in sequence and at random (possibly with repetition), will strike the first five notes of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. (Leave your answer as a formula.)
Found 2 solutions by amoresroy, ikleyn:
Answer by amoresroy(361) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Probability = 5 / (88)^5
Solved.

Answer by ikleyn(53763) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Similar problem with 8 keys was solved at this forum several years ago under this link

https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/Probability-and-statistics/Probability-and-statistics.faq.question.1179686.html


Now I wait when similar problems will come for the numbers of keys = 3, 4, 6, 7 and so on . . .