Bascule is reading a book.
What is the probability that the first digit of the page he is on is 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5?
a) obtain an expression
b) approximate a numerical value
(In reply to
Thoughts by levik)
It also depends on the book's formatting (page numbers on top or on the bottom) and whether page numbers count at all. If we're talking page numbers in a 600-page book, there is 1 single-digit number that begins with 1, 10 double-digit numbers, and 100 triple-digit numbers, yielding an 111/600 chance that the page number starts with 1.
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