Question

The letters LOLLIPOP are written on a card. A card is picked. What is the probability that the card pic is a letter in HALLOWEEN

Answer 1

Step 1: The probability of any event can be defined as:

`\text{Probability of any event = }\frac{N\text{umber of required outcomes}}{N\text{umber of total possible outcomes}}`

Step 2:

Look at the word LOLLIPOP and the word HALLOWEEN

Number of total possible outcomes = 8

Number of required outcomes = 5

(Because L and O are the only letters in the word HALLOWEEN)

Step 3:

`\begin{gathered} \text{Therefore,} \\ \text{Probability that the letter pick from LOLLIPOP is a letter in HALLOWEEN } \\ =(5)/(8)\text{ } \end{gathered}`

Step 4: Final answer

= 5/8