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Problem
A positive multiple of 45 less than 1000 is randomly selected. What is the probability that it is a two-digit integer? Express your answer as a common fraction.
Solution
The positive multiples of 45 are There are 22 multiples on this list. Every positive multiple of 45 less than 1000 is either a two-digit integer or a three-digit integer. Out of the two-digit integers, and are multiples of 45. Therefore, the probability that the selected multiple of 45 has two digits is .
Final answer
\frac{1}{11}