SOLUTION: There are 4 slots, each containing any of letters a, m, h, t. What are the odds that letters stored in these slots read the word math?

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Question 533947: There are 4 slots, each containing any of letters a, m, h, t.
What are the odds that letters stored in these slots read the word math?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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There are 4 slots, each containing any of letters a, m, h, t.
What are the odds that letters stored in these slots read the word math?
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# of ways to succeed: 1
# of possible outcomes: 4! = 24
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P(math) = 1/24
P(not math) = 23/24
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Odds for "math" = (1/24)(23/24) = 1:23
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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