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2015 AMC 10B Problem 11

Problem 11 of 25IntermediateNumber TheoryCounting & Probability

Among the positive integers less than 100,100, each of whose digits is a prime number, one is selected at random. What is the probability that the selected number is prime?

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The available digits are 2,3,5,72,3,5,7. There are 44 one-digit numbers and 42=164^2=16 two-digit numbers, for 2020 total choices. All 44 one-digit choices are prime. A two-digit prime cannot end in 22 or 55, so checking endings 33 and 77 gives the two-digit primes 23,37,53,7323,37,53,73. Thus 88 of the 2020 choices are prime, and the probability is 820=25\frac{8}{20}=\frac25. Thus, the correct answer is B.

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Concepts: prime · basic probability · systematic listing

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