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OpenStudy (anonymous):

What are the odds of picking an "m" in the word Mississippi? 1 : 9 1 : 10 1 : 11 1 : 12

OpenStudy (anonymous):

its 1:10?

OpenStudy (jlastino):

Number of letter m/Number of letters in the word "Mississippi"

OpenStudy (anonymous):

its 1:10?

OpenStudy (jlastino):

No...how many letters are there in "Mississippi?"

OpenStudy (anonymous):

11

OpenStudy (jlastino):

its 1/11 because you are looking for the odds of picking m (which appears once) out of 11 letters in the word

OpenStudy (anonymous):

What is the probability of picking an "m" in the word Mississippi? so this would 1/11 ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

would be*

OpenStudy (zarkon):

it is 1:10

OpenStudy (zarkon):

the probability is 1/11...the odds is 1:10

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