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counting and probability intermediate

Problem

The three-digit positive integer has a ones digit of 3. What is the probability that is divisible by 3? Express your answer as a common fraction.
Solution
Let , where are digits. Then is divisible by 3 if and only if the number is. But since of the two-digit integers are divisible by 3, our final probability is .
Final answer
\frac{1}{3}