The letters of the word Mississippi are placed in a hat. What is the probability that the first two letters drawn are both i if the first letter drawn is not replaced?

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dtan5457 · Answer

There are a total of 11's in the word Mississippi. 

The first draw is simply 4/11

The second draw, there is one less i, which means one less total letter.

3/10

4/11 x 3/10=?

anonymous · Answer

how would i multiply those fractions? @dtan5457

dtan5457 · Answer

Just go straight through with the numerators and denominators |dw:1426919704417:dw|

dtan5457 · Answer

4 x 3 and 11 x 10

anonymous · Answer

12/110?

dtan5457 · Answer

yes

anonymous · Answer

thank you so much for explaining