AP BIOLOGY

HEREDITY

BASICS OF PROBABILITY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The letters that form the word ALGEBRA are placed in a bowl. What is the probability of choosing the letter “A”?
A
2/7
B
5/49
C
5/7
D
10/49
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: The Answer is 2/7. Step-by-step explanation: Explore all similar answers.

Detailed explanation-2: -The word mathematics has 11 letters of which there are 2 A’s and 2 T’s. So the probability of choosing an A or T at random is 4/11.

Detailed explanation-3: -One of the questions, “What is the probability of choosing the letter i from the word probability?” has the answer 2/9 (following logic of having a sample set of 9 letters in “probability").

Detailed explanation-4: -A letter is chosen at random from the word ‘MATHEMATICS, the probability of getting the letter M is 2/m.

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