document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1118532>Question 1118532</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The digits 0, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, and 9 are to be formed with a three digit (without repetition) number. What is the probability that the number formed is an even number? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Total number of 3-digit numbers, since the first digit can't be 0:  6*6*5 = 180<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Number of even 3-digit numbers with final digit 0: 1*6*5 = 30 (since 0 is the final digit, we don't have to worry about possibly choosing it for the first digit, which would not be allowed)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Number of even 3-digit numbers with final digit 2: 1*5*5 = 25 (only 5 choices for the first digit, since it can't be 0; then any 5 of the remaining digits for the second digit)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Number of even 3-digit numbers with final digit 4: 1*5*5 = 25 (same reason)<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total number of even 3-digit numbers: 30+25+25 = 80.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(even) = 80/180 = 4/9  </SPAN>\n" );
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