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Question 7 • Mathematics II

A padlock has a four-digit code that includes digits from 0 to 9 , inclusive. What is the probability that the code does not consist of all odd digits if the same digit is not used more than once in the code?

Answer
A
2 comma 904 out of 3 comma 024
B
120 out of 3 comma 024
C
4 comma 920 out of 5 comma 040
D
120 out of 5 comma 040

Explanation

There are 10 choices for the first digit, then 9, 8, and 7 choices for the remaining digits, giving 10 × 9 × 8 × 7 = 5,040 possible codes. A code made entirely of odd digits has 5 × 4 × 3 × 2 = 120 possibilities, since there are five odd digits and digits cannot repeat. Therefore, 5,040 − 120 = 4,920 codes do not consist of all odd digits, so the probability is 4,920 out of 5,040, choice C.

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