You mix the letters M, A, T, H, E, M, A, T, I, C, A, and L thoroughly. Without looking, you draw one letter.
Find the probability P(A). Write the probability as:
a. a fraction in simplest form
b. a decimal
c. a percent

Question

You mix the letters M, A, T, H, E, M, A, T, I, C, A, and L thoroughly. Without looking, you draw one letter.
Find the probability P(A). Write the probability as:
a. a fraction in simplest form
b. a decimal
c. a percent

pottersheep · Answer

How many letter "A"'s are there?
How many letters are there in total?

pottersheep · Answer

There are 3 letter A's.
There are 12 letters in total.

scienceteen8 · Answer

yea i was about to put that

pottersheep · Answer

We would say "3 out of 12 letters are A"
And express that as probability of 3/12. or 1/4.

pottersheep · Answer

Then put 1/4 into your calculator, and you'll get the decimal. It should be 0.25. Does that make sense?

scienceteen8 · Answer

yes thank you

pottersheep · Answer

No problem.