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Each letter of the alphabet is written on a separate sheet of paper and placed in a box. Find the probability of drawing a vowel, [a,e,i,o,u], or a letter in the word \"segments\"?
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document.write( "P(A or B) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A and B)\r\n" );
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document.write( "A = drawing a vowel, i.e., one of these five: {a,e,i,o,u}\r\n" );
document.write( "B = drawing a letter in the word \"segments\", i.e., one of these six: {s,e,g,m,n,t}\r\n" );
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document.write( "P(A) = 5 out of 26 = 5/26\r\n" );
document.write( "P(B) = 6 out of 26 = 6/26\r\n" );
document.write( "P(A and B) = P(drawing an \"e\") = 1 out of 26 = 1/26\r\n" );
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document.write( "P(A or B) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A and B) = 5/26 + 6/26 - 1/26 = 10/26 = 5/13\r\n" );
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