SOLUTION: Each person that works at a company is given a 5-digit code followed by a letter, either uppercase or lowercase. These employees must enter their codes on a keypad to enter and exi

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: Each person that works at a company is given a 5-digit code followed by a letter, either uppercase or lowercase. These employees must enter their codes on a keypad to enter and exit the office building. The company has 130 employees.
a. How many codes are possible if there are no restrictions?
b. What is the probability of someone entering a code at random and gaining entry to the building? This question is from textbook Goergia Active Learning Textbook

Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Each person that works at a company is given a 5-digit code followed by a letter, either uppercase or lowercase. These employees must enter their codes on a keypad to enter and exit the office building. The company has 130 employees.
a. How many codes are possible if there are no restrictions?
10^5*26^2
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b. What is the probability of someone entering a code at random and gaining entry to the building?
1/[10^5*26^2]
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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