( ACT Difficult) An integer from through inclusive is to be chosen at random. What is the probability the number chosen has in at least one of its digits?
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Because we are working with numbers in the triple digits, our numbers with at least one 0 will have that 0 in either the units digit or the tens digit. The first 1 0 numbers of 2 0 0 , 3 0 0 , 4 0 0 , 5 0 0 , 6 0 0 , 7 0 0 , 8 0 0 , and 9 0 0 will be counted, which gives us 9 0 possibilities so far. Now, find the rest that has a zero in 1 0 0 , not including itself, as we have already counted it: 1 1 0 , 1 2 0 , 1 3 0 , 1 4 0 , 1 5 0 , 1 6 0 , 1 7 0 , 1 8 0 , 1 9 0 . If we do this to every number, we get 8 1 more possibilities ( 9 x 9 ). Add the two sets together ( 9 0 and 8 1 ) to give 1 7 1 out of the 9 0 0 possibilities total (there are 900 numbers between 1 0 0 and 8 9 9 ), and this gives 1 7 1 / 9 0 0