each individual letter of the word TENNESSEE is placed on a piece of paper and all 9 pieces of paper are place in a hat. If one letter is selected at random from the hat, determine the probability that .

problem the letter T or N is selected.

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each individual letter of the word TENNESSEE is placed on a piece of paper and all 9 pieces of paper are place in a hat. If one letter is selected at random from the hat, determine the probability that .

problem the letter T or N is selected.

anonymous · Answer

probability of getting a T. there is 1 T and 9 letters so 1/9
probability of getting an N. there's 2 N's and 9 letters so 2/9
probability of getting either (just add probability of each)
(1/9)+(2/9)=(1+2)/9=3/9=1/3