SOLUTION: The letters of the word Mississippi are placed in a hat. What is the probability that the first two letters drawn are both i if the first letter drawn is not replaced?
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Question 317572: The letters of the word Mississippi are placed in a hat. What is the probability that the first two letters drawn are both i if the first letter drawn is not replaced? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The letters of the word Mississippi are placed in a hat. What is the probability that the first two letters drawn are both i if the first letter drawn is not replaced?
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# of i's = 4
# of letters = 11
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P(i and i) = P(i)*P(i|i) = (4/11)*(3/10) = 12/110 = 6/55
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Stan H.
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