A password is to consist of 2 different digits from the set { 5, 7, 9 } followed by 3 not necessarily distinct letters from the set { G, C, D }.  One password will be selected at random from the set of all possible passwords. Find the probability the selected password contains a single C? A. 3/8 B. 2/3 c. 4/9 D.1/4 f.None of the others are correct g.1/3

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A password is to consist of 2 different digits from the set { 5, 7, 9 } followed by 3 not necessarily distinct letters from the set { G, C, D }.  One password will be selected at random from the set of all possible passwords. Find the probability the selected password contains a single C?

A. 3/8
B. 2/3
c. 4/9
D.1/4
f.None of the others are correct
g.1/3
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A password is to consist of 2 different digits from the set { 5, 7, 9 } followed by 3 not necessarily distinct letters from the set { G, C, D }.

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