SOLUTION: Eight of the 50 United States have names that start with the letter "M." The names of 11 states have more than 10 letters. What is the probability that a randomly-selected state

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Question 1033941: Eight of the 50 United States have names that start with the
letter "M." The names of 11 states have more than 10 letters.
What is the probability that a randomly-selected state will
have a name that starts with the letter "M" but is not more
than 10 letters long?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060) About Me  (Show Source):
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Maine has 5 letters 
Maryland has 8 letters
Massachusetts has 13 letters
Michigan has 8 letters 
Minnesota has 9 letters
Mississippi has 11 letters 
Missouri has 8 letters 
Montana has 7 letters

6 states start with M but are not more than 10 letters long.
They are:
 
Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana 

The probability is 6 out of 50 or 6%2F50 which reduces to 3%2F25

Edwin