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27 April, 10:18

You want to make five-letter codes that use the letters A KE R. and Mwithout repeating any letter. What is the probability that a randomly

chosen code starts with Mand ends with E?

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  1. 27 April, 10:23
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    5%

    Step-by-step explanation:

    First, find the total number of combinations.

    There are 5 options for the first letter. Since no letter can be repeated, there are 4 options for the second letter, 3 options for the third letter, and so on.

    5 * 4 * 3 * 2 * 1 = 120

    Now find the number of combinations that start with M and end with E.

    There's 1 option for the first letter. 3 options for the second letter. 2 options for the third letter. 1 option for the fourth letter. And 1 option for the fifth letter.

    1 * 3 * 2 * 1 * 1 = 6

    So the probability is:

    6 / 120 = 5%
  2. 27 April, 10:25
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    0.05

    Step-by-step explanation:

    There are five letters to choose from. Since there is no repetition, you can choose one of 5 for the first letter, one of four for the second letter, etc. The total number of five-letter codes is

    5 * 4 * 3 * 2 * 1 = 120

    Now we need to find out the number of codes that start with M and end with E.

    The first position is occupied by M. There is one single letter that can be placed there. The last position is occupied by E. There is a single letter that goes there. There are 3 letters left.

    1 * 3 * 2 * 1 * 1 = 6

    There are 6 codes that start with M and end with E

    p (code that starts with M and ends with E) = 6/120 = 0.05
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