document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=749898>Question 749898</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A letter is chosen atrandom  from each of the words MUSICAL and AMUSING. findthe probability that thesame letter is chosen from each word. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #456193 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=timvanswearingen><B>timvanswearingen(106)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=timvanswearingen><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=timvanswearingen><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=456193\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are 7 choices for the first letter and 7 choices for the second.  Using the fundamental counting principle, there are:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "49 combinations of the two letters.  The choices that would be the same are:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "MM, UU, SS, II, AA\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So there are 5/49 combinations that would result in the same letter. </SPAN>\n" );
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