Question 611541
a state offers specialty license plates that contain 3 numbers followed by 3 letters. License plates are assigned randomly. all license plates are equally likely. find the probability of being assigned a license plate that contains exactly one "W".
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# of ways to succeed: 10*10*10*3*25*25
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# of possible plates: 10*10*10*26*26*26
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P(exactly one W) = [10^3*3*25^2]/[10^3*26^3] = 3*25^2/26^2 = 1875/17576
Cheers,
Stan H.
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