SOLUTION: 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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Question 291041: 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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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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Total letters is 11
Number of i's is 4
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probability of drawing the first i is 4/11
probability of drawing the second i is 3/10
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4/11 * 3/10 = 12/110 = 0.11