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Correct answer: \(\FRAC{25}{297}\)
- Count all 4-digit numbers with exactly one digit equal to 7
A 4-digit number has positions: thousands, hundreds, tens, units.
We need exactly one digit to be .
- Choose the position of the digit : ways.
- Fill the other three positions so that none of them is .
- Also, the thousands digit cannot be .
We count casewise.
Case 1: Thousands digit is
Then the other three digits can be anything except .
- Hundreds: choices ( to , except )
- Tens: choices
- Units: choices
So count =
Case 2: Hundreds digit is
Then:
- Thousands digit: can be to , except choices
- Tens digit: choices (anything except )
- Units digit: choices
So count =
Case 3: Tens digit is
Similarly,
Case 4: Units digit is
Similarly,
Thus total number of elements in is
- Now count numbers leaving remainder when divided by
A number leaves remainder on division by iff its units digit is either .
So we need numbers in with:
- exactly one digit equal to
- units digit
Since units digit is , the digit must occur in one of the first three positions.
Subcase 1: Thousands digit is
Number form: with unit digit fixed as .
- Hundreds digit: any digit except choices
- Tens digit: any digit except choices
- Units digit: fixed as
Count =
Subcase 2: Hundreds digit is
Number form:
- Thousands digit: from to , except choices
- Tens digit: any digit except choices
Count =
Subcase 3: Tens digit is
Number form:
- Thousands digit: choices
- Hundreds digit: choices
Count =
Therefore favorable numbers =
- Compute the probability
Simplify:
since
Hence,
- Check against options
Given options are:
- A:
- B:
- C:
- D:
But our computed probability is which is not among the options.
- Compare with stored correct answer
Stored correct answer: D =
This does not match the correct counting. Therefore the stored answer appears to be incorrect.
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