SOLUTION: A letter is known to have come from London or Clifton. On the postmark, only consecutive letters "on" are legible. The probability that it came from London is ?

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Question 480549: A letter is known to have come from London or Clifton. On the postmark, only consecutive letters "on" are legible. The probability that it came from London is ?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20055) About Me  (Show Source):
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A letter is known to have come from London or Clifton. On the postmark, only consecutive letters "on" are legible. The probability that it came from London is ?
The possibilities are London, London, and Clifton,

So the probability that it came from London is 2 possibilities out of 3
and that is the fraction 2%2F3.

Edwin