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You mix the letters m,a,t,h,e,m,a,t,i,c,a and l thoroughly without looking you draw one letter probability p(A) . write the probability as:

a. a fraction in simplest form
b. a decimal
c. a percent

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There are 12 total letters, of which 3 are A's.

This means you have a
\frac3{12}=\frac14=0.25=25\% probability of randomly selecting an A.
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