SOLUTION: – if 3 letters of the alphabet are selected at random, find the probability of getting at least 1 letter x. Letters can be used more than once. Would you consider this event likely
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Question 733786: – if 3 letters of the alphabet are selected at random, find the probability of getting at least 1 letter x. Letters can be used more than once. Would you consider this event likely to happen? Explain your answer.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
if 3 letters of the alphabet are selected at random, find the probability of getting at least 1 letter x. Letters can be used more than once. Would you consider this event likely to happen? Explain your answer.
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1 letter "x": 1*25*25 = 625
2 letters "x" 1*1*25 = 25
3 letters "x" 1*1*1 = 1
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Total # of 3 letter patters with at least one "x": 651
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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