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counting and probability intermediate
Problem
Bob's password consists of a non-negative single-digit number followed by a letter and another non-negative single-digit number (which could be the same as the first one). What is the probability that Bob's password consists of an odd single-digit number followed by a letter and a positive single-digit number?
Solution
The probability that the first non-negative single-digit number in Bob's password is also odd is because exactly out of the non-negative single-digit numbers are odd. The probability that the following character in Bob's password is a letter is since it must be a letter according to the prescribed format. Finally, the probability that the last character is a positive single-digit number is because is the only non-negative single-digit number that is not positive. Hence the desired probability is since the choices for the three characters are independent.
Final answer
\frac{9}{20}