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document.write( "Total letters is 11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Number of i's is 4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "probability of drawing the first i is 4/11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "probability of drawing the second i is 3/10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4/11 * 3/10 = 12/110 = 0.11<BR>\n" );
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