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A company uses a computer program to create coupon codes for customers to use on its website. The codes are made up from the symbols !, #, &, and *, as well as any letter from the alphabet.

The company uses the program to make a code, one character at a time.

What is the probability the first character is a symbol?

Enter your answer as a decimal rounded to the nearest hundredth in the box.

User MokiTa
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Answer: 0.13

Explanation:

User Alexey  Pavlov
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probability=number of specific outcomes/total number of possible outcomes

P(symbol)=4/(4+26) (because there are four symbols and 26 letters)

P(symbol)=4/30

P(symbol)=2/15 as a decimal

0.13 (to the nearest hundredth)
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