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document.write( "# of ways to succeed: 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "# of possible passwords: 26^3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(guess correctly) = 1/(26^3) = 0.000056896<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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