A small combination lock on a suitcase has 3 wheels, each labeled with the 10 digits from 0 to 9. If an opening combination is a particular sequence of 3 digits with no repeats, what is the probability of a person guessing the right combination?

0.14% probability of a person guessing the right combination

Step-by-step explanation:

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

The order in which the numbers are selected is important. For example, 1,3,2 is a different combination than 3,1,2. So we use the permutations formula to solve this question.

Permutations formula:

The number of possible permutations of x elements from a set of n elements is given by the following formula:

Desired outcomes:

One right combination, so

Total outcomes:

10 numbers from a set of 3. So

What is the probability of a person guessing the right combination?

0.14% probability of a person guessing the right combination

introduction, methodology, results, discussion

step-by-step explanation:

an observational study is one which consists of actual observation to record data and then analyse the data.

there are a number of factors that should be analyzed before starting an observational study.

the main four factors are:

i) introduction:   this should be analysed to check whether the purpose of the study is correctly established and the data recorded are appropriate for the study

methodology:   the method of collecting the data, such as whether randomly selected, and whether sample size matches with the population to be studied, whether questions asked are easy to answer by common men, etc.

results: then results such as summary of data with comments should be studied thoroughly

discussion:   the last is the discussion, this can be either by management people or persons who are all interested , etc.

may i see the picture? it would a lot, xox