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A computer program randomly picks from the whole numbers 0–9 and lowercase letters, one at a time, to create a password.

What is the probability that the first character the program uses is a lowercase letter?

Enter your answer as a decimal rounded to the nearest hundredth.

Please tell how you get the answer. THANK YOU!

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WillJ
The answer is 26/36, or as a decimal, 0.72.

Explanation:

There are 26 lowercase letters in the alphabet and 10 numbers from 0-9, making 36 different possibilities (26+10 = 36). Then, because we are finding the probability of the program choosing a letter, the probability is the number of lowercase letters out of the total number of possibilities, which is 26/36. This fraction as a decimal rounded is 0.72.