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If one letter is chosen at random from the word refuse what is the probability that the letter chosen will be an e

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Answer: 1/3

Step-by-step explanation: The probability is given by the number of times the event could happen (in this case get an "e"), over the number of all the possibilities (in this case, the six letters of the word)

Therefore, probability
(letter_e)/(all letter)=(2)/(6) =(1)/(3)

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