Question 370180: If Minh picks a letter of the alphabet at random, what is the probability it occurs in the name "Hattiesburg, Mississippi"? Express your answer as a common fraction
Found 2 solutions by edjones, robertb:
Answer by edjones(8007)   (Show Source):
Answer by robertb(5830)  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The letters appearing in "Hattiesburg, Mississippi" are h,a, t,i,e, b,u, r,g, m,s, and p, 12 letters in all. The probability of picking any letter from the alphabet is 1/26. Thus the the probability that a letter occurs in the name "Hattiesburg, Mississippi" is 12/26 = 6/13.
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