2015 AMC 10B Problems/Problem 11
Problem
Among the positive integers less than , each of whose digits is a prime number, one is selected at random. What is the probability that the selected number is prime?
Solution 1
The one digit prime numbers are , , , and . So there are a total of ways to choose a two digit number with both digits as primes and ways to choose a one digit prime, for a total of ways. Out of these , , , , , , , and are prime. Thus the probability is .
Solution 2 (Listing)
Since the only primes digits are , , , and , it doesn't seem too hard to list all of the numbers out.
- 2- Prime;
- 3- Prime;
- 5- Prime;
- 7- Prime;
- 22- Composite;
- 23- Prime;
- 25- Composite;
- 27- Composite;
- 32- Composite;
- 33- Composite;
- 35- Composite;
- 37- Prime;
- 52- Composite;
- 53- Prime;
- 55- Composite;
- 57- Composite;
- 72- Composite;
- 73- Prime;
- 75- Composite;
- 77- Composite.
Counting it out, there are cases and of these are prime. So the answer is . ~JH. L
Video Solution
~savannahsolver
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