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A number m is randomly selected from the set {11,13,15,17,19}, and a number n is randomly selected from {1999,2000,2001,...,2018}. What is the probability that \(m^n\) has a units digit of 1?


(A) \(\frac{1}{5}\)

(B) \(\frac{1}{4}\)

(C) \(\frac{3}{10}\)

(D) \(\frac{7}{20}\)

(E) \(\frac{2}{5}\)


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Total possibibilites=5*20=100.
11 will yield unit digit=1 for all 20 values of n.
13 will yield unit digit as 1 for 2000,2004,2008,2012,2016-5 values (cyclicity of 3 is 4).
17 will yield unit digit as 1 for 2000,2004,2008,2012,2016-5 values (cyclicity of 7 is 4).
19 will yield unit digit as 1 for 2000,2002,2004,....2018-10 values ((cyclicity of 9 is 2).
So total 20+5+5+10=40.
40/100=2/5(E).
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11, any number =20 ways
13, no of 4k form = 5 ways
17, no of 4k form=5 ways
19, no of 2k form= 10 ways

Total ways=5*20

P=40 / (5*20)=4/10=2/5
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1. Probability of Selecting 11: The chance of picking 11 is 1/5. Any power of a number ending in 1 always results in a number ending in 1. So, the probability of getting a number ending in 1 with 11 is 1 (20/20). Overall probability for 11 is 1/5 * 1 = 1/5.

2. Probability of Selecting 13: The chance of picking 13 is 1/5. The last digit of powers of numbers ending in 3 repeat every 4 cycles. Only multiples of 4 (like 2000, 2004, etc.) will end in 1. There are 5 such numbers in our set. So, the chance of picking one of these is 5/20 or 1/4. Overall probability for 13 is 1/5 * 1/4 = 1/20.

3. Probability of Selecting 15: The chance of picking 15 is 1/5. Numbers ending in 5 always have 5 as the last digit, regardless of the power. So, it's impossible to end with 1. Probability for 15 is 0.

4. Probability of Selecting 17: The chance of picking 17 is 1/5. Like 13, numbers ending in 7 repeat their last digit every 4 cycles. Only multiples of 4 will end in 1. There are 5 such numbers in our set. So, the chance of picking one is 5/20 or 1/4. Overall probability for 17 is 1/5 * 1/4 = 1/20.

5. Probability of Selecting 19: The chance of picking 19 is 1/5. The last digit of powers of numbers ending in 9 repeats every 2 cycles. Only even powers will end in 1. There are 10 even numbers in our set, so the chance of picking one is 10/20 or 1/2. Overall probability for 19 is 1/5 * 1/2 = 1/10.

Total Probability: Add up all these probabilities: 1/5 (for 11) + 1/20 (for 13) + 0 (for 15) + 1/20 (for 17) + 1/10 (for 19) = 2/5.
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