document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=291632>Question 291632</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The access code for a garage door consists of three digits.  Each digit can be 2 through 8 and each digit can be repeated.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1)  The number of possible access codes is?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2) The probability of randomly selecting the correct access code is (rounded to the nearest thousandth)?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3) The probability of not selecting the correct access code is (round to the nearest thousandth)? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "1) The number of possible access codes is?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 thru 8 --> 7 possibilities<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7%5E3+=+343 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7%5E3+=+343\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "343 possible codes<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2) The probability of randomly selecting the correct access code is (rounded to the nearest thousandth)?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 out of 343 = 1/343 =~ 0.003<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3) The probability of not selecting the correct access code is (round to the nearest thousandth)?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That's 1 minus the probability of getting it.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 1 - 1/343<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=~ 0.997<BR>\n" );
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