document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=585732>Question 585732</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the probability that a random 2 digit number from 00 to 99 does not end in 5? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "First, let's compute the probability that the number does end in 5:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The possible numbers ending in 5 are 5,15,25,35,45,55,65,75,85,95<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is a total of 10 out of a possible 100.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the probability that the number ends in 5 is 10/100 = 0.1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore the probability that the number does not end in 5 is 1 - 0.1 = 0.9 </SPAN>\n" );
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