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A five digit number is created using he digits 1-5 each once. What is the probability that the number is odd? Express your answer as a common fraction.

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2007-08-09 16:48:53 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics Mathematics

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Whether or not the number is odd is determined by the last digit. That is equally likely to be any of 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5, so there is a 3/5 chance that the number will be odd.

2007-08-09 16:57:10 · answer #1 · answered by Scarlet Manuka 7 · 0 1

For the number to be odd, the last digit has to be odd to (ie: 1, 3 or 5)
Lets break this down to the 3 scenarios.
1) Last digit is 1
P(last digit 1) = 1/5
2) Last digit is 3
P(last digit 3) = 1/5
3) Last digit is 5
P(last digit 5) = 1/5
Therefore,
P(number is odd) = P (last digit 1) or P (last digit 3) or P (last digit 5)
= 1/5 + 1/5 + 1/5
= 3/5

2007-08-09 23:56:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

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