SOLUTION: Tiles with each of the 26 letters of the alphabet printed on them are placed in a box. If three tiles are selected from the box, with replacement, what is the probability that the

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Question 577893: Tiles with each of the 26 letters of the alphabet printed on them are placed in a box. If three tiles are selected from the box, with replacement, what is the probability that the tiles selected will spell the word ADD? the letters must be in order.
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Tiles with each of the 26 letters of the alphabet printed on them are placed in a box. If three tiles are selected from the box, with replacement, what is the probability that the tiles selected will spell the word ADD? the letters must be in order.
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Since the drawing is made "with replacement" the probability
of drawing each letter is 1/26.
P(ADD) = (1/26)^3 = 1/17576
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Cheers,
Stan H.