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A Letter Lock Consists of Three Rings Each Marked with 10 Different Letters. in How Many Ways It is Possible to Make an Unsuccessful Attempt to Open the Lock?

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प्रश्न

A letter lock consists of three rings each marked with 10 different letters. In how many ways it is possible to make an unsuccessful attempt to open the lock?

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Number of ways of marking each of the ring = 10 different letters
∴ Total number of ways of marking any letter on these three rings = 10\[\times\]10\[\times\]10 = 1000 Out of these 1000 combinations of the lock, 1 combination will be successful.
∴ Total number of unsuccessful attempts = 1000 \[-\]1 = 999

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पाठ 16: Permutations - Exercise 16.2 [पृष्ठ १५]

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आर.डी. शर्मा Mathematics [English] Class 11
पाठ 16 Permutations
Exercise 16.2 | Q 8 | पृष्ठ १५

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