SOLUTION: The numbers 1 to 200 (inclusive) are put into a hat. What is the probability that the first three numbers chosen at random are prime numbers? Round your answer to the nearest ten

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Question 171494: The numbers 1 to 200 (inclusive) are put into a hat. What is the probability that the first three numbers chosen at random are prime numbers? Round your answer to the nearest ten-thousandths.
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The probability of event A is the number of ways event A can occur divided by the total number of possible outcomes. Since there are 46 prime numbers from 1 to 200......
we have 46/200(45/199)(44/198)=91080/7880400=.0116 or highlight%281.16%29%