document.write( "Question 314879: is it possible for the probability of an event to be 8.12 *10^-9 \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #225216 by rapaljer(4671)\"\" \"About 
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Yes! It would mean that something was VERY unlikely to happen. Since 10^-9 means 1/10^9, this would be like one chance in about 1 billion.\r
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