Question

In the New York State daily lottery game, a sequence of 4 (not necessarily different) digits in the range of 0-9 is selected at random. Find the probability that all 4 are different.

Answer 1

Answer:

50.40% probability that all 4 are different.

Step-by-step explanation:

A probability is the number of desired outcomes divided by the number of total outcomes.

Desired outcomes:

4 digits, all different

For the first digit, it can be any of them, so there are 10 possible

For the second digit, it can be any of them other than the first digit. So there are 9 possible.

For the third digit, it can be any of them, other than the first and the second. So there are 8 possible.

By the same logic, 7 possible digits for the fourth. So

$D = 10*9*8*7 = 5040$

Total outcomes:

4 digits, each can be any of them(10 from 0 - 9).

So

$T = 10*10*10*10 = 10000$

Probability:

$p = \frac{D}{T} = \frac{5040}{10000} = 0.5040$

50.40% probability that all 4 are different.