A lock can be unlocked with the correct series of three numbers, ranging from 0 to 39. If you dialed three numbers at random, what’s the probability that you would get exactly two of the three right (and one of them wrong)?
Since there are 40 total outcomes ranging from 0 to 39;
Let A be the event that random number selected is correct .
The probability of the random number selected is correct is
.And the probability of the random number selected is incorrect is
.
Hence the probability of selecting exactly two of three digit right is given as
P(A) * P(A)*(1-P(A))=
=0.000609375
~0.00061
The probability of selecting exactly two of three digit right is 0.00061
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