document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=703185>Question 703185</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the probability of  randomly generating 16 digits and getting your MasterCard number? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #433345 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=433345\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Assuming every number combination is possible for each digit, there are 10^16 = 10,000,000,000,000,000 (that's 1 followed by 15 zeros...this is the number 10 quadrillion, which is equal to 1000 trillion)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the probability is 1 out of 10^16 or 1 out of 10 quadrillion, which is a very small chance. \r<BR>\n" );
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