What is the probability of picking an "m" in the word "Mississippi"

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There are 11 letters in Mississippi. One letter is an M. You have a 1/11 chance of drawing an M if you randomly pick a letter.

Nicolass answered Jul 7, 2018

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Mississippi = 11 letters

there is 1 M

so you have a 1/11 probability of picking M

Denizt answered Jul 12, 2018

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