SOLUTION: TENNESSEE In, each individual letter of the word TENNESSEE is placed on a piece of paper and all 9 pieces of paper are placed in a hat. If one letter is selected at random from the

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Question 444654: TENNESSEE In, each individual letter of the word TENNESSEE is placed on a piece of paper and all 9 pieces of paper are placed in a hat. If one letter is selected at random from the hat, determine the probability that
the letter S is not selected.

Answer by oberobic(2304) About Me  (Show Source):
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TENNESSEE has 9 letters.
It has 2 SS.
With 9 possible choices of 1 letter, there are 2/9 chances that you will pick an S.