SOLUTION: A letter is chosen at random from the alphabet. Find the probability . 1.it is one of the letters of the word choice

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Question 1166700: A letter is chosen at random from the alphabet. Find the probability .
1.it is one of the letters of the word choice
Answer by ikleyn(52797) About Me  (Show Source):
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In the word "choice" we have 5 different letters.


So, there are 5 favorable events among the total of 26 possible events (number of letters in English alphabet).


Thus the probability is  5%2F26.    ANSWER

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