HEREDITY
BASICS OF PROBABILITY
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Question
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The letters that form the word MATHEMATICS are placed in a bowl. What is the probability of choosing a “M”?
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8/121
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4/11
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2/11
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4/121
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -A letter is chosen at random from the word ‘MATHEMATICS, the probability of getting the letter M is 2/m.
Detailed explanation-2: -Total number of letters in the word ‘MATHEMATICS’ = 11. Number of vowels in the word = A, E, A, I. = 4. ∴ The probability of gettting a vowel = Number of favourable outcomesTotal number of possible outcomes. = 411.
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").
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