Probability

An integer from 100 through 999, inclusive, is to be chosen at random. What is the probability that the number chosen will have 0 as at least one digit?

100/900 171/900 170/900 272/900

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There are 19 19 numbers containing at least one zero from 100 199 100-199 inclusive. That means that we have the same number in each hundred from x 00 x 99 x00-x99 where x x ranges from 2 9 2-9 .

Hence, the total number of integers from 100 999 100-999 inclusive that have at least one zero is 9 ( 19 ) = 171 9(19)=171 .

The total number of integers in the set 100 999 100-999 is 999 100 + 1 = 900 999-100+1=900 .

Therefore, the probability is 171 900 . \color{#D61F06}\boxed{\dfrac{171}{900}}.

There are 900 900 positive intgerer with three digits. So if there is x x number of three digit positive intgeres which not contain 0 0 , then the answer is: 900 x 900 \dfrac{900-x}{900} .

Now we find the value of x x . It is clear that each digit of these numbers is from 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9} , so x = 9 3 = 729 x=9^3=729 .

From that the probality is: 900 729 900 = 171 900 \dfrac{900-729}{900}=\dfrac{171}{900}

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