+816 Assume every 7-digit whole number is a possible telephone number except those that begin with 0 or 1. What fraction of telephone numbers begin with 9 and end with 0?
+4609 We have 7 slots for our options because there are 7 digits.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ and the problem says that the telephone number cannot start with 0 or 1, we have:
8*10*10*10*10*10*10=8*10^6=8,000,000
8 digits for the first slot, excluding 0 or 1.
Now, the problem is asking us to find the fraction of telephone numbers begin with 9 and end with 0.
So, we have 1*10*10*10*10*10*1=1*10^5=100,000.
Thus, the fraction is: \(\frac{100000}{8000000}=\boxed{\frac{1}{80}}\)
