Question

Six letters are picked. Find the chance that they can be arranged to form the word RANDOM.

Answer 1

well you pick 6 from 26

and assuming there is no replacement

5 from 25

4 from 24

3 from 23

2 from 22

and 1 from 21

multiply the probabilities to get the chance of selecting the word RANDOM

Answer 2

hmmm
im going to use formula probability = favorable events / total number of ways
there is 1 way to pick the six letters RANDOM in that order.
there is 26x25x24x23x22x21 ways to pick any 6 letters in order.

Answer 3

1 / ( 26 P 6 )

Answer 4

@wilson3 if you read the question, order isn't important

Answer 5

yes order is important. it says the word "RANDOM" , which is not the word DOMRAN

Answer 6

im thinking that he picked 6 letters from the set of alphabet, and does not replace it

Answer 7

Picking letters doesn't use up the alphabet. All the letters are always there.

Order isn't important because gorv wants the odds that they "CAN BE ARRANGED" to form a word.

Answer 8

lol, ok.
if picking letters doesnt use up alphabet
the chance is 1 / 26^6

Answer 9

well this question is bloody ambiguous