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16 January, 14:34

A certain 5-digit combination lock can be reset with a new combination. The lock uses numbers from 1 to 6. After a friend accidentally resets it to an unknown combination, what is the probability that you guess the combination that opens the lock

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  1. 16 January, 16:16
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    The probability is (1/6) ^5 power. Since the locks are independent of each other, you can multiply the probabilities together. There are 6 possible numbers for each lock and there are 5 locks. So the probability is (1/6) ^5 power.
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