A letter lock consists of three rings each marked with ten different letters. Then how many ways it is possible to make an unsuccessful attempt to open the lock.
A
29
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B
30
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C
999
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D
1000
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Solution
The correct option is C 999 Required number of ways = Total attempts – successful attempts =10×10×10−1=999