document.write( "Question 981097: In a lottery, 10 Ping-Pong balls (each with a digit 0-9) are placed in hopper. One ball is selected and that digit goes in first place. That ball is NOT put back in the hopper and the process is repeated 3 more times. What is the probability of picking the winning 4-digit number?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #602123 by Boreal(15235)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Probability of first is (1/10) \n" ); document.write( "second is (1/9) \n" ); document.write( "Third is (1/8) \n" ); document.write( "Fourth is (1/7) \n" ); document.write( "The joint probability is their product, or 1/5040. \n" ); document.write( " |