2015 AMC 10B Problem 16


Al, Bill, and Cal will each randomly be assigned a whole number from 11 to 1010 , inclusive, with no two of them getting the same number. What is the probability that Al’s number will be a whole number multiple of Bill’s and Bill’s number will be a whole number multiple of Cal’s?

(A) 91000(B) 190(C) 180(D) 172(E) 2121\textbf{(A) } \dfrac{9}{1000} \qquad\textbf{(B) } \dfrac{1}{90} \qquad\textbf{(C) } \dfrac{1}{80} \qquad\textbf{(D) } \dfrac{1}{72} \qquad\textbf{(E) } \dfrac{2}{121}


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