SOLUTION: find the probability of 'p' from the word 'precipitation' ?

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Question 894570: find the probability of 'p' from the word 'precipitation' ?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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Why would this be a probability?

Ratio of p to number of all letters in the word:

highlight%282%2F13%29 the ratio of p to all letters in "precipitation". You can turn this into a decimal or into a percent if you want.