Problem

A disc jockey at a school dance has equal numbers of country, rock, and pop songs that she randomly selects from. She designs a simulation to estimate thesprobability that the next three songs she plays are all country songs.
Which simulation design could she use to estimate the probability?
A. Coin
Let heads $(H)=$ country
Let tails $(T)=$ rock or pop
Toss the coin three times. Repeat.
B. Number cube
Let even number $=$ country
Let odd number = not country
Roll the cube three times. Repeat.
C. Random digits from 0 to 9
Let $1,2,3=$ rock
Let $4,5,6=$ country
Let $7,8,9,0=$ pop
Select three random digits from 0 to 9 . Repeat.
D. Random digits from 2 to 7
Let $2,3=$ rock
Let 4,5 , country
Let $6,7-$ pop
Select three random digits from 2 to 7 . Repeat.

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\(\boxed{\text{Final Answer: C. Random digits from 0 to 9}}\)

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Step 1 :Analyze each option to see if it meets the requirement of having equal probabilities for country, rock, and pop songs.

Step 2 :Option A: Coin - Not suitable, as it has only two possible outcomes.

Step 3 :Option B: Number cube - Not suitable, as it does not allow equal probabilities for rock and pop songs.

Step 4 :Option C: Random digits from 0 to 9 - Suitable, as it allows equal probabilities for country, rock, and pop songs.

Step 5 :Option D: Random digits from 2 to 7 - Not suitable, as it does not allow equal probabilities for the songs.

Step 6 :\(\boxed{\text{Final Answer: C. Random digits from 0 to 9}}\)

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