The probability that a first character is a number is 0.28.
What is the probability?
Probability is a measure of the likelihood of an event to occur. Many events cannot be predicted with total certainty.
The probability we first need to know the total number of choices for each character on the license plate.
Since there are a total of 10 possible numbers (0-9) and 26 letters in the English Alphabet.
The probability that a first character is a number is;
[tex]\rm Probability=\dfrac{Probability \ of \ choosing \ number }{Probability \ of \ choosing \ number + Probability \ of \ choosing \ alphabet}\\\\Probability=\dfrac{10}{10+26}\\\\Probability=\dfrac{10}{36}\\\\Probability=0.28[/tex]
Hence, the probability that a first character is a number is 0.28.
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