Plzzzzzzzz! A suitcase lock has a code 4 symbols long. The symbols on the lock are a star, a square, a circle, a triangle, a lin
e, and a pentagon. What is the probability that a randomly chosen code starts with a star followed by triangle and doesn't contain the same symbol twice? Enter your answer as a fraction in simplest form.
6 symbols and 4-symbol code so number of combinations wich doesn't contain the same symbol twice would be:
6•5•4•3 = 360
If code starts with a star followed by triangle that means only one posibility for first two symbols and code doesn't containing the same symbol twice means that left 4 symbols for next two.
So number of combinations of code starting with a star followed by triangle and doesn't containing the same symbol twice will be:
1•1•4•3 = 12
The probability that a randomly chosen code starts with a star followed by triangle and doesn't contain the same symbol twice: