SOLUTION: A three-digit number is chosen by randomly picking from the digits 1 through 9, and no digit can be chosen more than once. If the first two choices picked are the digits 2 and 8, w

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Question 431548: A three-digit number is chosen by randomly picking from the digits 1 through 9, and no digit can be chosen more than once. If the first two choices picked are the digits 2 and 8, what is the approximate probability that the third digit will be even?
Answer by sudhanshu_kmr(1152) About Me  (Show Source):
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total number of remaining digit = 7
no. of remaining even digit = 2 [i.e. 4,6]

probability = 2/7