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Correct answer: D
- Total number of 5-digit numbers
A 5-digit number ranges from to . So the total number of 5-digit numbers is
- We want numbers made from exactly two digits
This means in the 5-digit number, only two distinct digits appear.
We count such numbers carefully.
- Case 1: One of the digits is
Let the two digits be where . So there are choices for .
Now form 5-digit numbers using only and , with both digits appearing, and the first digit cannot be .
Since the first digit cannot be , it must be . The remaining 4 positions can each be or : ways.
But the number uses only one distinct digit, so exclude it. Thus for each , valid numbers are
Hence total from this case:
- Case 2: Both digits are nonzero
Let the two digits be chosen from . Number of ways to choose 2 digits:
For a fixed pair of digits, each of the 5 positions can be filled in 2 ways:
But exclude the two numbers where all digits are the same, since we need exactly two distinct digits:
So total from this case:
- Total favorable numbers
- Required probability
Simplify:
So the probability is
- Compare with options
Option D is which matches our result.
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