SOLUTION: Each social security number is a sequence of nine digits. What is the probability of randomly generating nine digits and getting your social security number?

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Question 338904: Each social security number is a sequence of nine digits. What is the probability of randomly generating nine digits and getting your social security number?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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The total number of SSNs is
N=10%5E9
The probability of guessing one would be,
P=1%2F10%5E9=10%5E%28-9%29