document.write( "Question 342461: If there are 20 employees in office, what is probability that two or more will have the same last 5 digits in their social security numbers(in same order) ? Assume that all digits 0 to 9 are equally likely. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #245124 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! If there are 20 employees in office, what is probability that two or more will have the same last 5 digits in their social security numbers(in same order) ? Assume that all digits 0 to 9 are equally likely. \n" ); document.write( "-------------- \n" ); document.write( "Number of 5 digit sequences: 10^5 = 100000 \n" ); document.write( "------ \n" ); document.write( "P(2 SS #'s have same last 5 digits) = 1/100,000 \n" ); document.write( "================================================== \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " |