1. A password consists of 10 characters (using only upper or lowercase letters or digits 0-9). a. How many such passwords are possible? b. What is the probability of randomly guessing such a password with one guess? Write the answer as a fraction and as a decimal in scientific notation.

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1. A password consists of 10 characters (using only upper or lowercase letters or digits 0-9).
a.
How many such passwords are possible?
b. What is the probability of randomly guessing such a password with one guess? Write
the answer as a fraction and as a decimal in scientific notation.
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