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 301480: 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?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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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There are 4 "i's".
There are a total of 11 letters.
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P(2 i's without replacement) = 4C2/11C2 = 6/55
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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