document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=272158>Question 272158</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose a number is chosen at random from the set {0,1,2,3,...,170}.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the probability that the number is a perfect cube? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #199172 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oberobic><B>oberobic(2304)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oberobic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=199172\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the set {0,1,2,...,170} has 171 elements.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "of these, there are only 5 perfect cubes are:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1^3 = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2^3 = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3^3 = 27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4^3 = 64<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5^3 = 125<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so the probability is 5/171 </SPAN>\n" );
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