document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1190198>Question 1190198</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A hacker is trying to guess someone's password. The hacker knows (somehow) that the password is 4 digits long, and that each digit could be a number between 0 and 9. Assume that the hacker makes random guesses.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the probability that the hacker guesses the password on his first try? Please report the answer to four decimal places.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Probability =  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #821785 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=821785\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> it is 1 in 10000; 1 in 10 for each digit and they are independent, so the probabilities are multiplied.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.0001<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.1^4 </SPAN>\n" );
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