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A combination lock has 3 wheels, each numbered from 0 to 9. You try to guess the combination by writing five different numbers from 0 to 999 on a piece of paper. Find the probability that the correct combination is written on the paper.

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Answer: the answer to this question is 5/1000

Step-by-step explanation: you try 5 different attempts which 5 separate 1/1000 possibility which equals up to 5/1000

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Answer:

part a: 1/1000

part b: 1/200

sorry if it's wrong

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