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Credit cards a three-digit security code on the back of cards. What is the probability that a code starts with the number 7?

User KimCM
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the probability is
(1)/(9) since the maximum value of digits allowed in the ones place is 9 (10 Counting 0, but it wont start with 0) and so since 7 is one out of nine the answer is truly
(1)/(9)

P.S. For decimal the answer is: 0.111111 and for Percentage it is 11.1111%
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