04.Even, Odd, Then Different
★★★classical probabilityJane Street
A three-digit number is chosen uniformly at random from 100 to 999. What is the probability that its first digit is even, its second digit is odd, and its third digit is different from both of the other two?
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Take the positions one at a time, and before counting the last one ask whether the first two digits can ever be equal.
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