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A password with 55 characters is randomly selected from the 2626 letters of the alphabet. What is the probability that the password does not have repeated letters, expressed to the nearest tenth of a percent?
with no repeats, there are 26P5 = 7893600 passwords
with repeats, there are 26^5 = 11881376 passwords
So, the probability of no repeats is 26P5/26^5 = 0.6643
I am going to assume 16 letters, three letter password
pick a letter
there are 15 left
what is the probability of getting a different one next?
15/16
there are 14 left
what is the probability of getting one of them?
14/16
so far we have 16/16 * 15/16 * 14/16
looks like (number of letters! - number not used in password!)/ number of letters
To find the probability that the password does not have repeated letters, we need to calculate the total number of possible passwords without repetition and divide it by the total number of possible passwords.
Step 1: Calculate the total number of possible passwords without repetition.
Since the password has 55 characters and no repeated letters are allowed, for the first character, we have 26 options (one of each letter).
For the second character, we have 25 options (we've already used one letter).
For the third character, we have 24 options.
Continuing this pattern, for the 55th character, we have only one option remaining.
To find the total number of possible passwords without repetition, we multiply all these options together: 26 * 25 * 24 * ... * 2 * 1.
Step 2: Calculate the total number of possible passwords.
Each character in the password can be any of the 26 letters of the alphabet.
Therefore, the total number of possible passwords is 26^55 (26 raised to the power of 55).
Step 3: Calculate the probability.
To find the probability that the password does not have repeated letters, we divide the total number of possible passwords without repetition by the total number of possible passwords.
Probability = (Number of possible passwords without repetition) / (Total number of possible passwords)
Probability = (26 * 25 * 24 * ... * 2 * 1) / (26^55)
Now you can calculate the probability using a calculator or software.
To find the probability that the password does not have repeated letters, we need to determine the total number of possible passwords without repeated letters, as well as the total number of possible passwords that can be formed with 55 characters from the 26 letters of the alphabet.
To calculate the number of possible passwords without repeated letters, we need to consider the number of choices for each position in the password. Since each position requires a different letter, we have 26 choices for the first position, 25 choices for the second position (because one letter has already been used), 24 choices for the third position, and so on.
So, the total number of possible passwords without repeated letters can be calculated using the formula: 26 * 25 * 24 * ... * (26 - k + 1), where k is the number of characters in the password.
In this case, the password has 55 characters, so the formula becomes: 26 * 25 * 24 * ... * (26 - 55 + 1).
Next, we need to calculate the total number of possible passwords that can be formed with 55 characters from the 26 letters of the alphabet. This can be calculated using the formula: 26^k, where k is the number of characters in the password.
In this case, the password has 55 characters, so the formula becomes: 26^55.
Finally, we can calculate the probability by dividing the total number of passwords without repeated letters by the total number of possible passwords: (26 * 25 * 24 * ... * (26 - 55 + 1)) / 26^55.
To express the probability to the nearest tenth of a percent, we can convert it into a percentage and round it to the nearest tenth.
Now you have all the information and steps to calculate the probability that the password does not have repeated letters.